opt

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Still, if you opt for a bunch of low-cost or practical things to fill out an Easter basket, it doesn’t hurt to throw in a splurge item or two.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The confidential filing process was so successful that it was expanded External link in 2017 to allow larger companies External link to opt in.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

If the state doesn’t opt in, donations taxpayers make can be used in other states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The courses will also allow students to opt for hybrid learning between the Mumbai and York campuses, a model followed by other British universities as well.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

And we cannot opt simply to ignore the distinction between good and bad science, because if we do we will miss one of science’s peculiar characteristics, that it makes progress.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton