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This makes the euro an attractive option to indebted households.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The best option was a German-designed engine known as the L 550 E.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But the charity wants to explore the option of increasing the proportion of other species, which would have occurred naturally in the original forest anyway.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
I am just trying to understand whether this is a reasonable option before I spend money pursuing it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Without a place to hide Joey, there is only one option: the Tala Leprosarium in nearby Novaliches, on the outskirts of Manila.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Leeds are also considering back-up options for forwards Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha and have also been linked with Frankfurt goalkeeper Michael Zetterer, if Lucas Perri joins Torino on loan as expected.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A disclosure form, signed by the former House speaker on Aug. 21, showed purchases of 15,000 shares of Bloom Energy and 200 call options.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“We have to leave more options on the table,” she added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
In recent years, however, it has broadened its focus to extreme adventure tourism, with options for every level of experience, fitness and skill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
In effect, the fading revolutionary ideology and the growing racial demography were converging to close off the political options.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Netflix has optioned multiple novels from the bestselling romance writer Emily Henry and announced an adaptation of “Icebreaker,” another college-sports romance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In a pair of corresponding moves, the Dodgers optioned pitcher Kyle Hurt to triple-A Oklahoma City and designated pitcher Charlie Barnes for assignment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
The Dodgers activated reliever Jack Dreyer from the injured list and, in a corresponding move, optioned Paul Gervase to triple-A Oklahoma City.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Land has been optioned by the same producer behind Hamnet, and O'Farrell confirms she plans to write the screenplay.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
He optioned those four gaps at a low purchase price that was absurd.
From The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by John Fox
Instead, they are optioning land, which helps them generate higher returns and remove risk from their balance sheet, Bloomberg Intelligence’s Reading said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Dodgers switched their backup catchers Saturday, optioning Chuckie Robinson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Baltimore selected the contract of right-hander Joey Krehbiel from Triple-A Norfolk, although optioning Wells to the minors will only fuel speculation that the AL East leaders will add to their rotation before Tuesday’s trade deadline.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
The Mariners swapped out relievers, recalling right-hander Matt Festa from Tacoma and optioning right-hander Darren McCaughan back to Tacoma after Tuesday’s loss in which he pitched three innings and allowed three runs on five hits.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
This favourite gap he had just finished optioning again, and now again he meant to keep at his old quest.
From The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by John Fox
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