ideal
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"Maybe with climate change they might come up a bit, it depends if we get enough rain. Scotland could be absolutely ideal."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
It would be ideal, if not absolutely necessary, if you each retired with the other’s blessing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Walmart in late August opened its 100th fast-charging station, ideal for shoppers looking to recharge—or road-trippers in need of snacks and a restroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Vizag is a landing point for submarine internet cables linking the country to Singapore, so for India, the location of the 600-acre site -- more than 340 football pitches -- is ideal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
“You couldn’t have brought us to a more ideal place. Ladies, we’re going to do more than pray. We’re going to go in there and ask for a miracle.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
“There are still a lot of people in this country, for all its issues, who believe in these fundamental ideals of creative freedom.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Journalist Reitman connects lives of nine Americans over three decades, vividly showing how ideals can give way to fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Barker portrays her progressivism as a marriage between her hardscrabble life and her populist ideals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
"However, I think deep down, I definitely I lean towards feeling more European in my ideas and ideals."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Barack and I were determined to make the transition with grace and dignity, to finish our eight years with both our ideals and our composure intact.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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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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