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
Examples of best-case in a Sentence
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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.
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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
Tanimoto calls the changes and the results have been the ‘best-case scenario’ for him on multiple levels.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024
In a best-case scenario UMES' new veterinary school will be accredited by 2025 and will have as many as 100 graduate students taking classes a year later, said Moses Kairo, the university's agricultural and natural sciences dean.
—USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
In a best-case scenario, Ives argued that tech stocks could even see a 35% gain in 2024, leading the Nasdaq Composite to a record 20,000.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
An October study found that even under best-case emissions scenarios, the sheet’s melting is inevitable.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
In a best-case outcome, these strong defenses would cause China to cease its attack and seek peace.
—Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
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
Tanimoto calls the changes and the results have been the ‘best-case scenario’ for him on multiple levels.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024
In a best-case scenario UMES' new veterinary school will be accredited by 2025 and will have as many as 100 graduate students taking classes a year later, said Moses Kairo, the university's agricultural and natural sciences dean.
—USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
In a best-case scenario, Ives argued that tech stocks could even see a 35% gain in 2024, leading the Nasdaq Composite to a record 20,000.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
An October study found that even under best-case emissions scenarios, the sheet’s melting is inevitable.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
In a best-case outcome, these strong defenses would cause China to cease its attack and seek peace.
—Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1972, in the meaning defined above
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“Best-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best-case. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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