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The panel opted ___________ extending the deadline due to strict compliance rules.

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**Explanation**

1. "Opted" needs a preposition to show the choice.
2. "Opted for" = choose to do. "Opted against" = decide not to do.
3. The phrase "due to strict compliance rules" shows they did not extend the deadline.
4. So **against** is the correct fit.

FINAL_ANSWER: b

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