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[opt] / ɒpt /


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Enterprise products are currently more likely to opt in to other models with clear controls, compliance tooling, auditability, data-governance guarantees and workflow integrations.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Local councils can choose to opt in or out and private businesses are not legally obligated to close or grant the extra holiday.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Some worry about losing the ability to breed ever-better horses and happy accidents that push the sport forward, if too many people decide to opt for a clone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The conditions under which the 2014 contract was awarded were the subject of a wide-ranging investigation in Brazil over suspicions that corruption influenced the decision to opt for the Swedish plane over the French-made Rafale.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

In the end, we had no option but to choose between the lesser of two evils, and opt for a diminished education.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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