elective
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Mark Taylor, regional clinical director for elective care, said robotic surgery is "very innovative".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
This year, people in that group can add an extra $11,250, up to a total employee elective deferral limit of $35,750.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
The nature program, once a full day outdoors, shrank to a 45-minute elective after some parents complained that their children were bored.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Isern has been teaching the class as an elective for six years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
“The science elective is supposably the hardest elective of all,” he said.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
Vocabulary lists containing elective
Wonder
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