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opt in

British  

verb

  1. (intr, adverb) to choose to be involved in or part of a scheme, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Warner’s agreement with Suno, for example, lets artists opt in to having their names, likenesses, voices and compositions used in AI-generated music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Most custodians have options available to annuitize part of a retirement account upon retirement or set it up for regular withdrawals, but you may have to look around for it and proactively opt in.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Users can choose to opt in to having their default feed include personalised content recommended by the algorithm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The government will be taking "expert advice" on whether users would have to opt in or out of the algorithms feeding them content online, Wells said.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Many countries opt in because money laundering has also become a domestic political and economic concern.

From Crime and Corruption by Samuel Vaknin

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