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Example Sentences
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In the last issue, I pointed out that the SEC is proposing to make quarterly financial reporting optional for public companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
What follows is a sometimes frustrating, often hilarious hodgepodge of observations about the innate folly of living in a world where treating employees with basic respect is seen as optional.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
It included an optional one-year extension worth a further £24.8m.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Free community event with optional VIP packages available for purchase.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
"You chose to write about them for the optional essay question. Would you care to hear what you had to say?"
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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100 SAT words Beginning with "O"
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