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The optimal solutions for different factors don’t always agree with one another: The fastest way to load a truck may not be the most efficient use of its space. — Christopher Mims, WSJ, "How Robots and Drones Will Change Retail Forever," 15 Oct. 2018 Even though the optimal solution is EV owners plugging in each night, the thought of being stranded with a slow-charging EV but hundreds of miles to drive in a day causes enough terror to rule out such cars for many potential drivers. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Electrify America will deploy 2,000 350kW fast chargers by the end of 2019," 20 Apr. 2018 But more recent research suggests that the optimal income for lifetime fulfillment is higher, at $85,000 to $95,000. — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, "The $10,000 Salary Jump That Will Actually Make a Difference in Your Life," 9 Apr. 2019 All of this requires an understanding of each step of the process and how to adjust accordingly if one factor isn’t optimal. — Annemarie Conte, Woman's Day, "What We Learned After Baking Nothing But Bread for 3 Days," 9 Apr. 2019 The suggestions come from 23andme, one of the companies offering to point you toward the optimal eating and exercise habits for your genetics. — Candice Choi, The Seattle Times, "What my DNA told me: Avoid fast food, eat vegetables," 27 Mar. 2019 While Nvidia coaxed ray tracing into working on non-RTX GPUs with this driver, the experience won’t be optimal. — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, "RTX on GTX: Nvidia's latest driver unlocks ray tracing on GeForce GTX graphics cards," 11 Apr. 2019 Devising the kind of snacking strategy that can keep them at bay is important for optimal performance. — Carly Graf, Outside Online, "The Best Homemade Snacks According to the Pros," 11 May 2018 Go for it!’’ Bohling, whose title originally was director of optimal performance, is now beginning his 14th season with the Yankees, and leads a staff of five mental skills coaches in the organization. — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, "Why Major League Baseball is '90% mental' now more than ever," 3 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'optimal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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