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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
Now, there is an option for teens—or parents—to turn off the algorithmic recommendations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
It would have been the safe option, anyway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Her only option is to travel by water.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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
All Flock did was come up with a very user-friendly system that collates all the information quickly, with good search options.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A big chunk of options traders this week were betting that the stock would fall after Wednesday’s quarterly report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But equity-only put-call ratios remain bullish, as they continue to fall — meaning activity in bullish call options is rising relative to volumes in bearish put options.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
She seemed to be weighing the options, considering.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Netflix has optioned multiple novels from the bestselling romance writer Emily Henry and announced an adaptation of “Icebreaker,” another college-sports romance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Dodgers activated reliever Jack Dreyer from the injured list and, in a corresponding move, optioned Paul Gervase to triple-A Oklahoma City.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 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
Hadlow’s novel was optioned for TV before its release in 2020 and producer Jane Tranter enlisted Sarah Quintrell to adapt the book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 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
In other roster news Friday, the Dodgers freshened up their bullpen by calling up Ricky Vanasco and optioning Nick Ramirez.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024
Hours before Saturday afternoon’s game at Rogers Centre, the Mariners announced a roster move, recalling right-handed pitcher Easton McGee from Class AAA Tacoma and optioning right-handed reliever Diego Castillo to Tacoma.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
Orioles: Baltimore reinstated Bradish from the injured list after optioning RHP Logan Gillaspie to Triple-A Norfolk.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
This favourite gap he had just finished optioning again, and now again he meant to keep at his old quest.
From The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by John Fox
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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