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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Last month, a three-justice panel gave Taylor a best-case-scenario ruling.
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Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
With the second-highest Street price target of $115, the analysts see a best-case scenario in which Chinese sales declines bottom out, and begin to inflect positively.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
If Mahomes could be back for the 2026 opener, that would be a best-case scenario for him and the Chiefs.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
Even in the United Nations' best-case scenario, a third of Alexandria will be underwater or uninhabitable by 2050.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
With the second-highest Street price target of $115, the analysts see a best-case scenario in which Chinese sales declines bottom out, and begin to inflect positively.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
If Mahomes could be back for the 2026 opener, that would be a best-case scenario for him and the Chiefs.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
Even in the United Nations' best-case scenario, a third of Alexandria will be underwater or uninhabitable by 2050.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Best-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best-case. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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