optimum
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But would it be an optimum use of their respective talents?
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
"This allows us to gain a better understanding of how the substances work and determine the optimum composition of the toothpaste's active ingredients," Schilling explains.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Once temperatures move beyond this optimum, however, performance declines rapidly.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
But these were largely assuaged by a new start line procedure that was trialled at the test, which gives the drivers more time to get the turbos spinning at the optimum speed.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Alvarez’s own record, he argued, proved that the lab had reached the optimum balance between work on the cyclotron and work with the cyclotron.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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