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Paramount launched a hostile bid for Warner, which had opted to sign a deal to sell to Netflix instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

By 2024, 54% of U.S. households had opted out of cable.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

TikTok and Snapchat had reached a financial settlement to avoid going to court, but Google, the owner of YouTube, and Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, had opted for a legal battle.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, had opted to stay out of the race.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

And during that time, Gerry, always the maverick, had opted to remain in Paris to confer unofficially with French diplomats about averting the looming war.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis