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Example Sentences
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The SEC recently proposed making it optional for public companies to file quarterly financial reports; under the proposal, firms could choose to disclose their results only twice a year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Free community event with optional VIP packages available for purchase.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
That said, this is one of those recipes where disclosure is optional.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
But scientists, universities, publishers, and funders need to treat peer review as the essential work that it is, not as an optional favor.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
For the second time she reminded Cora of the lessons in reading and writing, which were optional but recommended, in keeping with their mission of colored uplift, especially for those with aptitude.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing optional
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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100 SAT words Beginning with "O"
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