best-case
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of best-case
First recorded in 1975–80
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“You can see in real time people thinking, ‘Wait, the best-case scenario is the largest economic and social disruption of our lifetimes and the worst-case scenario is an existential risk to humanity.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“There’s so much education they need, and they need it when they are already under a lot of pressure. It’s really hard to connect all the dots in the best-case scenario,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
In the best-case scenarios, babies can require weeks in intensive care and nutritional feeding through a tube or IV and corrective surgery.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
They added that "the government's growth target of 0.9 percent for this year now appears clearly out of reach", expecting instead GDP expansion of around 0.6 percent in "a best-case scenario".
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Percy and Annabeth...well, best-case scenario they were still alive, making their way to the Doors of Death.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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