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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
opt .
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Examples
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Nobody is likely to find too much to fault with the likable characters and high production values (although the battle scenes are quite dire window dressing at times), but the haphazard story development would be more forgivable if the title opted to make things (even) less serious.
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However, Kevin opted to take only 2 tires in the final pit stop while the rest of the field took 4.
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Though the announcer requested a spare pair of pants from the audience, Marin opted -- for better or for worse -- to complete the fight with a cloth tied around his waist.
Matador Splits Trousers During Bullfight In Colombia (VIDEO) Curtis M. Wong 2010
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Though the announcer requested a spare pair of pants from the audience, Marin opted -- for better or for worse -- to complete the fight with a cloth tied around his waist.
Matador Splits Trousers During Bullfight In Colombia (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Unfortunately McCain opted for a gimmick pick for VP.
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Though the announcer requested a spare pair of pants from the audience, Marin opted -- for better or for worse -- to complete the fight with a cloth tied around his waist.
Matador Splits Trousers During Bullfight In Colombia (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Though the announcer requested a spare pair of pants from the audience, Marin opted -- for better or for worse -- to complete the fight with a cloth tied around his waist.
Matador Splits Trousers During Bullfight In Colombia (VIDEO) Curtis M. Wong 2010
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Unfortunately McCain opted for a gimmick pick for VP.
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Given that McCain opted into the presidential public financing system, his campaign cannot accept contributions (which would have been limited to $2,300).
McCain’s Hamptons Fund-Raiser - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Trudy - Oops, ya fughat - McCain opted FOR public financing … otherwise a brilliant argument! —
Overseas, Democrats Gather for the 4th - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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