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opportunistic

[op-er-too-nis-tik, -tyoo-] / ˌɒp ər tuˈnɪs tɪk, -tyu- /




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To investigate, researchers built a catalog of individual whales using opportunistic sightings and photographs contributed by the public between 2018 and 2023, along with more structured surveys conducted from 2023 to 2025.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Sentencing him to two years and three months in prison, Livesey said the "opportunistic" theft caused "inconvenience and stress" to Dawson and her company.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“It speaks to the opportunistic behavior of everyone involved—it could be opportunistic set months earlier, it could be opportunistic in the moment,” said Ben Silverman, head of research at VerityData.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Additionally, OpenAI has been much more opportunistic about securing capacity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

But the pressure was too weak, so that instead the water slid soundlessly down the underside of the shell where opportunistic slime hung in dripping points, like stalactites in a limestone cave.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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