ideally

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I double-check facts and figures and ensure they’re from reputable sources, ideally with multiple additional sources backing them up.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Hearn said the venue was "no longer fit for purpose" but added the World Snooker Tour ideally "want to stay" at the Sheffield theatre.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

And ideally, it is the architect of its own sauce.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Eisenberg said that the production team always wanted to focus on a consumer-facing brand, ideally a family-owned one, to develop that “David versus Goliath” narrative that grounds the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

And that leads to another way to escape the curse of knowledge: show a draft to yourself, ideally after enough time has passed that the text is no longer familiar.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker