opted

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Investors may have dodged the most significant bullet on June 5, when Standard & Poor’s opted not to change its index-listing rules for any of its market indices.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The judiciary opted not to discipline Ross more harshly due to “exemplary” judicial service and her unlikeliness to engage in further misconduct.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Some have opted to return home - and this weekend another group of around 140 people boarded buses to Malawi and Mozambique.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

S&P Dow Jones Indices considered whether to loosen index requirements but opted to keep its policies unchanged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Because Adrian had started it with the nickels, Principal DeShields opted for a month of Saturday detentions rather than suspension.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson