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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Any best-case scenario for USC this month presumably would involve a true star turn for Davidson, who already has proven to be a bona fide playmaker as a freshman.
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Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Advocates warned that a single exam conducted on a relatively stable day, a best-case snapshot, risks flattening that reality, overlooking the harder stretches and the cumulative toll on a veteran’s quality of life.
—Steven Beynon, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
At the end of that, what is in your best-case scenario?
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
The Danish jeweler expects organic sales to grow as much as 2% in a best-case scenario and to decline as much as 1% otherwise, in what would be the first sales drop since the pandemic.
—Chloe Meley, Bloomberg, 5 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Advocates warned that a single exam conducted on a relatively stable day, a best-case snapshot, risks flattening that reality, overlooking the harder stretches and the cumulative toll on a veteran’s quality of life.
—Steven Beynon, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
At the end of that, what is in your best-case scenario?
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
The Danish jeweler expects organic sales to grow as much as 2% in a best-case scenario and to decline as much as 1% otherwise, in what would be the first sales drop since the pandemic.
—Chloe Meley, Bloomberg, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Best-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best-case. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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