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ideally

[ahy-dee-uh-lee] / aɪˈdi ə li /




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Rangers chairman Andrew Cavenagh spoke last Sunday about the club's need for leaders, ideally Scottish leaders and gnarled professionals.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

It was not to be taken as gospel because the target audience would ideally have fully formed brains.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Pro tip: Book your timed entry tickets in advance, ideally during the midday time slot when the mosaics are lit up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Anthropic would ideally want to be able to fully release its most powerful models ahead of a planned initial public offering, which could come as early as this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Colored women were not only required to have a college degree, ideally in math, but they also had to have had a high GPA.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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