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ideal

[ahy-dee-uhl, ahy-deel] / aɪˈdi əl, aɪˈdil /




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The strategy relies on microbes that naturally thrive in oxygen-free environments, which makes the interior of many solid tumors an ideal target.

From Science Daily

He was the ideal choice for an awards show that tends to avoid overt politics.

From Los Angeles Times

"We're now training staff not just on weight‑loss injections, but on how shifting body ideals caused by them are re‑triggering people - including those who recovered decades ago," he says.

From BBC

Morag said Hamish was at "the ideal age where I didn't have to carry solid food for him yet and he wasn't yet crawling".

From BBC

"And Nissanka is on a bit of a heat at the minute. So it would be ideal if we can get him out early."

From Barron's