option
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He said even Knight appreciated and supported his option to keep playing baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
If future human studies confirm the benefits seen in animals, DT-109 could offer a new therapeutic option for patients with severe fatty liver disease while potentially addressing cardiovascular complications as well.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Digital waitlists predated COVID-19, of course, but for me, that was when the phone began to feel less like an option and more like a condition of dining out.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
The president said today that he gave Katie Zacharia the option to leave her job, telling her: “You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
He had only one option to ensure that he stayed.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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When Hermès opened in a redbrick former hosiery factory in Nashville last year, there was a Soho House and some popular eateries nearby, but not many other retail options.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
McDermott said he will "have a look" at options regarding selection.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
If you’d like to live near the water along the spectacular California coast at some point in your life, you have a number of options.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office said it was evaluating its options.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
That way she would have plenty of options when she got to Paris.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Putnam has positioned the book as its lead title of 2026, and Heyday Films, the production company behind the Harry Potter film series, has optioned film adaptation rights in conjunction with Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
In a pair of corresponding moves, the Dodgers optioned right-handed reliever Paul Gervase to triple-A Oklahoma City and released left-hander Jake Eder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 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
“The Freshening,” about a government-assisted drug that has everyone seeing their own race and gender, has already been optioned by Ali Wong and Adam McKay, from writer-director Cathy Yan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Somebody'd optioned another planet in the same system, and I hadn't counted on the competition.
From Citadel by H. R. van Dongen
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
Santos clearly wants — and understands how to get — attention, and his Ziwe interview and HBO’s optioning of Chiusano’s book show that the entertainment industry recognizes his potential, at least as a character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
The Mariners made a roster move before Tuesday’s game, recalling right-handed pitcher Darren McCaughan from Class AAA Tacoma and optioning right-hander Juan Then to the Rainiers.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2023
Orioles: Baltimore reinstated Bradish from the injured list after optioning RHP Logan Gillaspie to Triple-A Norfolk.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
He spent two days in interviewing a dozen of them, and found little difficulty optioning their stock at a pleasant figure.
From Scattergood Baines by Clarence Budington Kelland
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