opportunism
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Opportunism, social deprivation, discontent with the police and unemployment were all mentioned, but a single overwhelming cause for what happened over those five days in August was not pinpointed.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2021
Opportunism around big announcements didn’t land them where they hoped.
From Scientific American • Feb. 12, 2021
Opportunism has never morally burdened her, which makes her self-interest seem both egregious and banal.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 15, 2018
Opportunism is his way of throwing open the gates between musicians who, on the surface, have little in common.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2014
Opportunism in politics has its complement in opportunism in poetry.
From Aspects of Literature by Murry, J. Middleton
Vocabulary lists containing opportunism
Power Suffix: -ism
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The Suffix -ism, Part 3
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