best-case
adjective
: being, relating to, or based on a projection of future events that assumes only the best possible circumstances
a best-case scenario
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In its best-case scenario, the Biden administration envisions Saudi Arabia and perhaps a few other Arab nations agreeing to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel.
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Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
In a best-case scenario, Ledger said, the organization will stop burning coal in the next four to five years.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
He’s projected to go either at the end of the second round, best-case scenario, or early in the third.
—Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
But if the play-in was inevitable, the Warriors might have lucked into a best-case scenario.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
But the series is a best-case scenario to lead audiences to the games, not for a greater understanding of the show, but because the show makes the world feel larger, rather than smaller, and beckons with the opportunity to create your own story within it.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Political correspondent Steve Kornacki crunched the numbers for every GOP primary taking place today and in the next wave of contests this month, assessing Haley’s best-case scenario and Trump’s.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2024
But under the current best-case scenario, new sand won't be hitting the beaches until late summer, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the agency that oversees such projects.
—By
wayne Parry, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
This best-case scenario still features the play-in tournament.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
In a best-case scenario, Ledger said, the organization will stop burning coal in the next four to five years.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
He’s projected to go either at the end of the second round, best-case scenario, or early in the third.
—Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
But if the play-in was inevitable, the Warriors might have lucked into a best-case scenario.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
But the series is a best-case scenario to lead audiences to the games, not for a greater understanding of the show, but because the show makes the world feel larger, rather than smaller, and beckons with the opportunity to create your own story within it.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Political correspondent Steve Kornacki crunched the numbers for every GOP primary taking place today and in the next wave of contests this month, assessing Haley’s best-case scenario and Trump’s.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2024
But under the current best-case scenario, new sand won't be hitting the beaches until late summer, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the agency that oversees such projects.
—By
wayne Parry, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
This best-case scenario still features the play-in tournament.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Best-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best-case. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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