option
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Often, those renters would rather upgrade to market-rate units with gyms and pools than wait around for the rent-regulated option.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
ARMs are a riskier option compared with fixed-rate mortgages.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The FSA acknowledges this, but believes having the option to make such decisions is important.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie launched a tap-to-pay option throughout the Muni transit system last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
I might recognize pieces of Mom or me or Celia in the secondary characters—or I might not recognize anything at all, and either option kind of scares me.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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It is actually something of an optical illusion, because the options are not getting more expensive in terms of price as the earnings date approaches; they are remaining the same price.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
In the same scenario at City, it is anticipated Anderson would have options to play a shorter pass with a greater success rate.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Without that support, the fleet will have few options to survive in the face of blockade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Another of USC’s top receiving options, Corey Simms, was listed as out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
“There are various options parents are given,” Lola murmured.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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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
In a pair of corresponding moves, the Dodgers optioned right-handed reliever Paul Gervase to triple-A Oklahoma City and released left-hander Jake Eder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 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
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
Baltimore selected the contract of right-hander Joey Krehbiel from Triple-A Norfolk, although optioning Wells to the minors will only fuel speculation that the AL East leaders will add to their rotation before Tuesday’s trade deadline.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
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
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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