elective

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One of the greatest plays of our time, Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia,” confronts Goethe’s “Elective Affinities” with our own elective affinities.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

At 19, I had “top surgery”—a euphemism for an elective double mastectomy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

In theory, the elective share acknowledges the joint efforts that both spouses put into their marriage.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Dunbar is on an elective residency visa, which forbids her from working while she’s there, so she has to rely on passive income.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2026

Celia’s friend Amber was super excited to get into her elective.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison