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Erewhon, which opened as a pop-up about a week later also elicited excitement and some griping, with critics saying the space would be better served by a less expensive option.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
"But this can no longer take years. That is simply not an option anymore."
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
"I personally believe the best option for me right now would be to leave the country."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
An overallotment option of up to 1.20 billion shares could increase the deal size to around 60.9 billion pesos, or $969.8 million, if exercised in full.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Squandering mine—and my team’s—because I’m distracted isn’t an option.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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But there is no cure and limited treatment options.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The long-forgotten experiment at Tanjil Bren has taught us that there are options available for managing our forests beyond clearfelling that can contribute to the societal demand for wood, maintain carbon stocks, and conserve biodiversity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
In response, school lunch menus were revamped to offer more meatless and dairy-free options.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Inside a flag shop in Little Rock, we surveyed our options.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
I knew it wasn’t, because I’d been watching those kids play for weeks, but I was pretending to be weighing my options carefully.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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Alex Freeland was optioned to triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Netflix has optioned multiple novels from the bestselling romance writer Emily Henry and announced an adaptation of “Icebreaker,” another college-sports romance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Dodgers activated reliever Jack Dreyer from the injured list and, in a corresponding move, optioned Paul Gervase to triple-A Oklahoma City.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Land has been optioned by the same producer behind Hamnet, and O'Farrell confirms she plans to write the screenplay.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Somebody'd optioned another planet in the same system, and I hadn't counted on the competition.
From Citadel by H. R. van Dongen
Instead, they are optioning land, which helps them generate higher returns and remove risk from their balance sheet, Bloomberg Intelligence’s Reading said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Baltimore selected the contract of right-hander Joey Krehbiel from Triple-A Norfolk, although optioning Wells to the minors will only fuel speculation that the AL East leaders will add to their rotation before Tuesday’s trade deadline.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
David’s contract was selected again by the Angels last weekend, one of many infield moves that included a trade for Eduardo Escobar and optioning Jared Walsh and Michael Stefanic to triple A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
Hours before Saturday afternoon’s game at Rogers Centre, the Mariners announced a roster move, recalling right-handed pitcher Easton McGee from Class AAA Tacoma and optioning right-handed reliever Diego Castillo to Tacoma.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
This favourite gap he had just finished optioning again, and now again he meant to keep at his old quest.
From The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by John Fox
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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