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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This is, however, all a best-case scenario, with a nimble and proactive agency willing to work fast to fine-tune campaign performance down to the decimal.
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Sergii Denysenko, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The city is subsiding by more than 3 millimetres a year, and even in the United Nations’ best-case climate scenario, a third of the metropolis could be underwater or uninhabitable by 2050.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
In the Giants’ best-case scenario, the defense will carry the team, while Wilson capably guides the offense as Dart spends his rookie season apprenticing on the sideline.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Even in those best-case scenarios, the potential supply of MFD parking for EV owners will be significantly lower than demand, and MFD property owners will likely charge a premium for such spots in addition to any charging fees collected by the charging network itself.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
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Sergii Denysenko, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The city is subsiding by more than 3 millimetres a year, and even in the United Nations’ best-case climate scenario, a third of the metropolis could be underwater or uninhabitable by 2050.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
In the Giants’ best-case scenario, the defense will carry the team, while Wilson capably guides the offense as Dart spends his rookie season apprenticing on the sideline.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Even in those best-case scenarios, the potential supply of MFD parking for EV owners will be significantly lower than demand, and MFD property owners will likely charge a premium for such spots in addition to any charging fees collected by the charging network itself.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Best-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best-case. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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