optional
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This comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the shots optional in late April.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026
First-round picks in the NBA draft will receive four-year guaranteed contracts, with an optional fifth season.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
About 63.8% of state spending on optional Medicaid services goes to these programs, according to the 2023 Medicaid rebalancing report External link from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026
The optional fee package will cost around $550 for a semester, depending on the number of course credits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"Willow, you've been ordered to come here for behavioral reasons. It's not optional."
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Vocabulary lists containing optional
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