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opportunism

[op-er-too-niz-uhm, -tyoo-] / ˌɒp ərˈtu nɪz əm, -ˈtju- /


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That won’t chill the opportunism, like a couple of attention-seeking ex-NBA players pledging to try out for the league.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

It combines sharp-eyed intelligence with genuine modesty and leavens clever opportunism with the recognition that all men are created equal, even if some are less equal in their instincts for getting paid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Some attribute this situation to so-called disaster opportunism but others point to the hunger and destitution of those who have lost everything in a country already in chronic crisis before the quakes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

There is no question that some of this lovefest is the result of algorithmic opportunism, but there’s also no question that it works.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

His talent didn’t necessarily reside in a wisdom for capital and markets but rather in an expert and unflinching opportunism, the hunch for the big kill.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee


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