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little opportunity

NOUN

dark horse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

also-ran long shot sleeper underdog

WEAK

hundred-to-one shot improbability little chance outside chance outside shot poor bet poor lookout poor possibility poor prognosis poor prospect slim chance small chance stalking horse unexpected winner unknown unknown quantity unlikelihood unlikely winner upsetter

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Water can move rapidly through these pathways, leaving little opportunity for natural filtration.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

I left because economically, there is very little opportunity.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

Even Grand Rapids is at risk of backsliding, and some parts of the city are struggling with too little opportunity and too few strong families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Temperatures across interior Southern California will climb dramatically over the next few days, providing little opportunity for overnight relief and creating instability in the atmosphere that can foster extreme fire behavior and growth.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

Experiments produce new knowledge, but if that knowledge does not circulate there is little opportunity for further progress.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

little opportunity

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