opportunity
Example Sentences
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In response, Lancashire Constabulary's Chief Constable Sacha Hatchett said the force accepted there was an "opportunity" to arrest the killer that day and added: "I am extremely sorry for this."
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
“I desperately needed an assistant and saw this as a great opportunity to bring out my brother Marty,” Sid said of his youngest brother.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
That’s an opportunity for KeyBanc analyst John Vinh, who named Micron as one of the chip stocks with the best risk/reward ratio heading into earnings season.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
A moratorium risks turning that opportunity into a missed moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“It takes a person of vision to appreciate a golden opportunity when it arrives. I thought you might be such a person, governess. It seems I was wrong.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing opportunity
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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