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unexercised

  • a word derived from exercise.
    exercise
    noun
    bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health.

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That included a backlog of $118 billion, the company said, as well as an estimated $60.9 billion of additional value from unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts and unexercised options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

The board held that an employer can be forced to the bargaining table if it exercises “indirect control” over working conditions or if it has the unexercised authority to exert direct control.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2017

When counting unexercised options, the value of the stake is roughly $2.3 billion.

From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2017

This figure does not count Zuckerberg’s 60 million unexercised options.

From Forbes ● May 17, 2012

This is all the result of unexercised muscles and mental indolence.

From Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls by Helen Ekin Starrett