sweet spot

[ sweet spot ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Sports. the spot on a club, racket, bat, etc., where a ball is most effectively hit.
a point, range, or particular set of conditions that will achieve the most desirable or effective outcome:
The trick is finding the sweet spot between making the puzzle challenging but not impossible.

sweet spot

noun

sport the centre area of a racquet, golf club, etc, from which the cleanest shots are made

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sweet spot¹

First recorded in 1920–25

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Soil experts differ on the perfect number between acidity and alkalinity, but the sweet spot is generally believed to be between 6.5 and 7.2, Wallace said, and some scientists believe plants in SoCal can tolerate alkalinity as high as 7.9.

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The sweet spot, after all, isn’t about neatness or perfection.

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“Sherlock & Daughter” hits the sweet spot between originality and familiarity with a plot that’s as devoted to unraveling the mystery of Amelia as it is to weaving a new entanglement for Holmes.

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Settling into an electronic sweet spot — where he debuted music from his upcoming album “Chemistry” and mixed tracks like “Messy” by Lola Young and Bell Biv DeVoe’s “Poison” — Lake had ignited a new sense of energy in the Coachella campsite.

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“Creatively, the sweet spot comes from getting out of the way and letting things come through you,” he says.

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