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Example Sentences

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The First Amendment is not optional and journalism is not a crime.

From Salon

People said he treated the taxation laws as entirely optional, but he would make a fair deal where the need was real.

From Literature

If “Oh, Mary!” is out of someone’s price range, do something more cost-effective or make seeing the play optional.

From MarketWatch

“As electricity demand surges — driven by AI, data centers, manufacturing and electrification — energy storage is no longer optional; it is essential infrastructure,” Redwood said in a statement on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch

Demand is fed now by “diversification away from a system where fiscal discipline and geopolitical restraint feels optional and monetary credibility is constantly being tested,” Skoyles said.

From MarketWatch