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Alan Anderson, the title character of Courtney Maum’s comic novel “Alan Opts Out,” is the co-owner of a Connecticut advertising agency and a man exceedingly well-suited to his line of work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

A version of this brief appears in print on April 4, 2014, on page B18 of the with the headline: McAdoo Opts for Draft.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2014

Couples Opts for Youth in the Presidents Cup Golf’s summer of youth rolls on.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2013

Oprah Winfrey Opts for Her Own Private Financial Adviser has been a pioneer in television, her signal achievement being her syndicated talk show as the basis for a media empire.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2010