inopportune
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So the AI race is a particularly inopportune time for Meta to face the risk of a big-tobacco moment in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The latest letdown comes at an inopportune moment.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
So, disruption to the expected rebound in earnings growth comes at an inopportune time for European stock markets, just as analysts were predicting the headwinds of forex and tariffs would start to ease.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
And there were opportunities for more tries, however knock-ons at inopportune times stopped the scoreline being even more lopsided.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025
However, halting our investigation without discussion and keeping everything bottled up is taking its toll: my always-happy face has begun to falter at inopportune times.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Vocabulary lists containing inopportune
Mahatma Gandhi's "Quit India" Speech
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 3
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The Underground Railroad
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