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[op-shuhn] / ˈɒp ʃən /


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Given that you will get Social Security, I lean towards this option.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

As an option off the bench, Aguirre could turn to 17-year-old Gilberto Mora, the youngest player in the tournament, who is sure to draw cheers from the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Now United have decided not to trigger the one-year option.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

For tinnitus, one option is Tinnitus Retraining Therapy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

When gold had been trading around $650 an ounce for the past two years, an option to buy it for $2,000 an ounce anytime during the next ten years might well be badly underpriced.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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