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In general, people should buy the highest “replacement-cost endorsement” — or optional addition to their policy — that they can afford, recommends United Policyholders.

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“Dancing is optional but very much encouraged,” Swift wrote on social-media posts announcing the movie.

USC is “test optional” in its application process and students can decide whether or not to submit scores.

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“Transparency isn’t optional in a democracy,” she continued.

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Data will be stored only on the smartphones of individual users, and digital IDs will be optional.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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