Example Sentences
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“This provides UniCredit with optionality to amend terms during the offer period for instance, and in our view this also signals the potential for possible concessions to be discussed.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
“In a landscape where dating apps encourage efficiency and optionality, longing becomes a way of resisting closure,” writes one, and that yearning “allows feelings to exist without being immediately tested against reality.”
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026
The prudent approach for business leaders would be to maintain optionality.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
I’m dividing price by optionality on AI, robotaxis and robotics that aren’t in the earnings yet.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
“In other words, Venezuela represents optionality, not imminent supply.”
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
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