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opt out

verb as in drop out

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At first, it said it would ask copyright holders to opt out, as my colleagues reported; now, it’s saying it will give those owners more control over their intellectual property.

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Investors can carve out major issues, such as director contests and mergers, override instructions anytime or opt out altogether.

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This tour in particular feels like the moment when Lipa is opting out of the rise-and-crash fame cycle and into becoming more of an album artist and deeply considered live act.

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Both that film and “Anemone” concern solitary men who opted out of society, only to discover that such a plan is difficult to sustain.

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While he has taken part in previous training exercises, he has opted out of the more recent ones, due to his age and health.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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