opt in
verb
opted in; opting in; opts in
: to choose to do or be involved in something
The company offered a new health insurance plan so that more workers would opt in.
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There's no word yet on how many sites have opted in to the idea.
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John Ramos,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Miami, which is operating under a $209 million hard cap, would be able to use the full exception if Wiggins opts out or if Wiggins opts in but the Heat is able to offload another $4 million in salary.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
Applying a three-part process, cops worked with Google to narrow down the list of suspects and eventually arrested Okello Chatrie, who had opted in to share his location with Google every few minutes.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
The poll was conducted on June 10 and 11 and required participants to opt in to the project from an online research marketplace.
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Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
29 June 2026
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John Ramos,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Miami, which is operating under a $209 million hard cap, would be able to use the full exception if Wiggins opts out or if Wiggins opts in but the Heat is able to offload another $4 million in salary.
—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
Applying a three-part process, cops worked with Google to narrow down the list of suspects and eventually arrested Okello Chatrie, who had opted in to share his location with Google every few minutes.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
The poll was conducted on June 10 and 11 and required participants to opt in to the project from an online research marketplace.
—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
29 June 2026
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“Opt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt%20in. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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