All 4 Uses
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Seabiscuit, by Hillenbrand
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- There may be some merit to this, as recent research suggests that steady, hard training and racing in sound horses, especially in young ones, may give bones and soft tissue the loading they need for optimal durability, and give horses the wind foundation to tackle harder racing later.†
Chpt 1.3optimal = most desirable possible
- The difference between a fast fraction and a slow fraction is often less than a second, and a jockey must be able to discriminate between the two to place his horse optimally.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- To his outside, a crowd of horses rushed inward to gain optimal position.†
Chpt 2.8optimal = most desirable possible
- A mile and a quarter was War Admiral's optimal distance.†
Chpt 2.13
Definitions:
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(1)
(optimal) most desirable possible -- often given the circumstances
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)