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[opt] / ɒpt /


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A poll by Survation in June found that 55 percent of voters would opt to rejoin if a referendum was held again.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

But agents can only access funds in those dedicated accounts, and users can opt to manually approve each trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Though the couple’s home base will remain in Texas, they could opt for a rental in Indianapolis during the NFL season, much as they did in Chicago while Owens was playing for the Chicago Bears.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The most famous are "lying flat", when people opt out of the rat race entirely, and "involution", a rather clunky term now commonly used to describe intense competition which generates little meaningful reward.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Neither of them returns my smile, though, and both opt to continue looking like I killed their family pets.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

Markets are pricing a more than 70% likelihood that the Fed opts for a quarter-point raise next month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Whether an artist opts out depends on who owns the rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

While quarterly rebalancing changes are always expected to be announced on the first Friday of the last month of the quarter, it’s worth noting that the index committee sometimes opts against making any changes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

If the Bosnia-Herzegovina international opts for Elland Road he would be Daniel Farke's second signing of the summer, after attacker Harry Wilson's free transfer from Fulham.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

I can almost see the million thoughts spinning behind her eyes, but she opts to sign, “What is that? It doesn’t look like anything I’ve seen before.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Rashford was on loan at Barcelona last season but they opted to not make his move permanent, instead he returned to Manchester United while the Catalan club splashed out £69m to sign Gordon from Newcastle.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

About 10.3% of home buyers who applied for a mortgage in the week ending Sept. 25 opted for an ARM, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association trade group.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Evie, 22, from Cornwall, says she opted out of entering the workplace pension at the London events company she works for.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

But for years, supply has lagged behind as many homeowners have opted to stay put to preserve the 3% to 4% mortgage rates that they secured in the wake of the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

They opted to lift the suspensions on both jockeys after the Del Mar meeting concluded.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Many are opting to manage their costs and are looking for alternatives, said Ashley Hetrick, supply-chain lead at accounting and advisory firm BDO.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ants are disappearing from the table in Brazil, one Danish chef is opting for cocoa-free chocolate and Japan is serving up warm-water fish, culinary stars disclosed at the Apapaxoa gastronomic festival on Mexico's Caribbean coast.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

But here, too, Wladyka stumbles, opting for a comforting but pat ending about how dance and art enliven so many lives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Spurs' biggest bottleneck so far has been in players either failing to recognise or opting not to play through balls in behind.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Sheed dragged, opting to walk beside his bike rather than ride it, meaning Otto walked, too.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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