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- verb Present participle of
opt .
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Examples
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The night Mrs. Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary, several months after Mrs. Clinton joined other Democrats in opting out of a debate that Fox News was to sponsor, her campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe declared live on Fox, “Fair and Balanced Fox!”
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This proves that Obama was right in opting out of public financing.
Conservative Group to Air Anti-Obama Ads - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The night Mrs. Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary, several months after Mrs. Clinton joined other Democrats in opting out of a debate that Fox News was to sponsor, her campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe declared live on Fox, “Fair and Balanced Fox!”
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PREP RALLY: What do you think of Austin opting for Tar Heels?
Highly rated prospect Marvin Austin picks North Carolina 2007
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Time will tell if the Texans passed over an NFL version of Michael Jordan in opting for DE Mario Williams rather than Reggie Bush or Vince Young.
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Again opting for a younger lineup, U.S. coach Ron Wilson scratched Brett Hull, Craig Conroy, Brian Rolston and Eric Weinrich.
USATODAY.com - Tkachuk's four goals help U.S. knock out Russia 2004
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UPDATE: Pete Sepp, the Executive Vice President of National Taxpayers Union -- one of the ultimate penny-pinching organizations in the D.C. area -- calls opting out of health care a "symbolic and not insignificant" gesture for congressional Republicans.
Republicans Could Save $2.4 Million A Year By Forgoing Their Health Care The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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But a new study published in the June issue of the "American Sociological Review" says that this so-called opting-out revolution has been overblown.
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They don't even know what to call it, opting for the label "unexplained dermopathy" in their paper.
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They don't even know what to call it, opting for the label "unexplained dermopathy" in their paper.
The Seattle Times 2012
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