a perfect world
noun
: the best form of human society that one could want
In a perfect world, there would be no need for weapons.
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This sort of mid tech would, in a perfect world, go the way of classroom TVs and massive open online courses.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
In a perfect world, Newton’s rift with the Panthers would end with a similar celebration.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In a perfect world, Brisker plays an entire season concussion-free and the Bears feel good about his future, but even if that happened, there’s still a lot of serious risk based on what he’s gone through.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
In a perfect world, or at least a better world, the Heat simply would be using this year’s draft to pay off the longstanding debt of the first-round pick owed to the Oklahoma City Thunder, one, interestingly, first sent out in the 2019 trade to acquire Butler.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
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Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
In a perfect world, Newton’s rift with the Panthers would end with a similar celebration.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In a perfect world, Brisker plays an entire season concussion-free and the Bears feel good about his future, but even if that happened, there’s still a lot of serious risk based on what he’s gone through.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
In a perfect world, or at least a better world, the Heat simply would be using this year’s draft to pay off the longstanding debt of the first-round pick owed to the Oklahoma City Thunder, one, interestingly, first sent out in the 2019 trade to acquire Butler.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
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