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option

[op-shuhn] / ˈɒp ʃən /


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Nvidia has the option to increase its stake with another $1 billion of investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Taking the slower route of chipping away at your debt with your income, rather than your retirement savings, is the wiser option here.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

But he insists this isn't an option for him.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

It would have been the safe option, anyway.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

For Yoshida, abandoning the premises was not an option.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Cheap electric vehicles, a large charging network and a high-speed rail network spanning tens of thousands of miles meant that Chinese consumers could easily switch to other travel options when fuel gets expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

The Angels’ current stadium lease extends through 2032, and the team has options to extend the lease through 2038.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Some travel options provide more care, support and travel guidance for people with dementia.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Once the position is established, we will roll the options if the stock moves far enough.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

The options were getting worse and worse until Brandon said, “You look like you’re about to whiz yourself.”

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

They optioned Eliezer Alfonzo and designated Chuckie Robonson for assignment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 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

HBO optioned the book and developed it as a series, Julia Roberts was attached to star, and Semple assembled a writing staff.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

The past four years Alfred had optioned as many different farms, always dissuaded by the wife to give them up.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden

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

While that seemingly insuperable detail gets worked out, I would urge executives at HBO and its streaming rivals to consider optioning Adjmi’s drama for a new series, limited or otherwise.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2024

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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