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ideally

[ahy-dee-uh-lee] / aɪˈdi ə li /




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Before the building work started, the general was said to have rolled large boulders found at the summit - and ideally suit for construction - downhill.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

That makes perfect sense, and it connects with a favorite exercise of mine: Every week — ideally, every day — I listen to a full album from beginning to end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Expert Mapelli said it was not even clear how much steel the site should ideally be producing or where the raw materials would come from.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

I would prefer to retire in a location with no individual state income tax and ideally minimal sales and other taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

He didn’t come back right away, and I figured he was having a caterpillar dessert and would come snuggle in later, ideally not waking me up in the process.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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