ideally
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He acknowledged that the judge should have handled the process differently and ideally would have invited a response.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
To preserve the scientific value of the tissue, donations should ideally occur within 48 hours after death, although later donations may still be possible.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
Somewhere on that paperwork will be a number to call — ideally for a life insurance agent who sold the policy to your parents, but it may be a more generic customer service line.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 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
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