opted
Americanverb
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United also opted not to bring in Rayan Ait-Nouri from Manchester City because they did not want to sign a left-back permanently to put pressure on Luke Shaw.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
In a court order, US District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema opted instead for a set of rules governing how Google must operate in the ad market.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Faced with the reality of the situation, they opted to maintain their focus on the 'priority' midfield area and eventually committed £70m to bring in Carlos Baleba from Brighton.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
As the session wound down in Sacramento, top lawmakers opted for a narrower set of measures than Newsom had targeted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The junior high I'd opted to go to didn't feed into Lynbrook, but my parents insisted that I attend the same high school as my sister.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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