ideal
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“The ideal thing would be to just watch, but if you feel compelled to catch, maybe consider catch and release,” said Martin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The perfect summer pie: If you like to bake, it’s an ideal time to give this dessert a try.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
In contrast, parts of the moon have remained largely unchanged for billions of years, making them an ideal archive of early solar system history.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Sports are ideal for new video and communication technologies, as athletic performance is measured by statistics, and that data can be tabulated, synthesized and repurposed for viewers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Bobby’s first apartment, a furnished sublet he rented for six months, had been ideal: It was downtown, had a bit of a view and a terrace, and he could walk quickly to stores and restaurants.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The aim is to survive and even thrive in the new world by doing the necessary amount of submission, but in the process to preserve the most important pre-revolutionary ideals and principles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Those words were both a promise and a challenge, calling on each generation to bring the nation closer to its founding ideals.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
The plan is “long on ideals but very short on specifics,” the bank says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"There's more to do to fulfil the nation's founding ideals," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Scythe Curie went off to greet several of the old-guard scythes who held true to the founders’ ideals.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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