optimum

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Starts are much more difficult this year because it is much harder to get the turbo spinning at the optimum speed.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

He got just out in time to set a lap but his rushed preparation meant the car was not in its optimum condition as he went for a time.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Jackson also noted that once temperatures rise above the optimum, the range in which organisms can survive becomes narrower.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

“It doesn’t operate at the optimum performance that was originally modeled, but it still generates electricity for 120,000 homes in California,” Hogan said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

But what is the optimum way, given severe constraints on size, cost and power requirements, to search for microbes on Mars?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan