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Where possible, opt to walk on uneven surfaces, such as grass, sand or gravel, instead of pavement.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

AI was swiftly embedded in innumberable computer programs, often not even allowing a user to opt out.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Kathy Hochul in New York and Jared Polis in Colorado have also said they plan to opt in, with 2.7 million and 895,202 eligible students, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

If an opponent leaves three forwards high, Liverpool will commonly opt to keep four defenders back.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

What this means is that the students—and parents—who choose to opt out tend to be smarter and more academically motivated to begin with.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Dominic typically opts for reds from cooler climates like Austria or Germany.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Or they could, once again, be cleared from the field if Mills opts for the nomination.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Picture this: Rick, a middle-aged daily commuter who enjoys podcasts and occasionally takes calls from his teenager, opts for audio-only smartglasses because he doesn’t like the feel of earbuds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Unless they are in Maui, as they were last year, Rams coach Sean McVay annually opts to cancel mandatory minicamps after the initial report day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Woo opts to see how the webbing tastes.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

If you host friends at your apartment because no one wants to spend $90 before the Uber ride home, have you somehow opted out of social life altogether?

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Last autumn, he and his friends travelled to Mexico City and opted for a direct flight from Vancouver instead.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Several commissioners noted the looming deadline as they opted for the settlement that Baker helped negotiate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Last year Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said all public comment on its platforms, with the exception of WhatsApp, would be used to train its AI models -- unless users opted out.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

To reduce the danger of health effects that might appear later, they opted for older volunteers.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Neither spoke like someone opting out of social life.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Some are offsetting costs by avoiding baggage fees, with 21% of respondents saying they switched to airlines that include baggage in fares and 29% opting to only bring a carry-on to avoid bag fees.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

But they did not plead the Fifth, opting instead to refuse to appear.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Manchester United have tried to stop big players leaving for free, opting to sell Malard last month for a considerable profit they hope to reinvest.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Aimee considered opting out by claiming low blood sugar from involuntary fasting, but she decided against starting out the year as the class hypochondriac.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin