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opportunity

[op-er-too-ni-tee, -tyoo-] / ˌɒp ərˈtu nɪ ti, -ˈtju- /


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This is a real springboard opportunity for Arthur to further build his career.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

“The opportunity to get into the river and paint again was like a dream,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

She was taking a new job working as a white-collar defense attorney at Latham & Watkins when Epstein contacted her about an opportunity to work with Bill Gates, she has said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Generating these four types together could give scientists a unique opportunity to compare how different optical skyrmions form, evolve, and interact within the same light field.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

And now opportunity was the word the social worker was using when he informed the boy that he had arranged for him to spend the summer volunteering at Shady Glen Retirement Home.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Neil Sun, a portfolio manager at RBC Global Asset Management, said his team has been looking recently for opportunities in investment-grade corporate bonds, given the prospect of an AI supply overhang and wider spreads.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

My only note of caution: With a sense of endless opportunities comes the pressure to keep topping yourself.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

But summer provides just as many opportunities to go big.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

The work creates new opportunities for investigating extreme physics while also pointing toward future advances in wireless communications, optics, photonics, and quantum technologies.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

He suspected, not unreasonably, that he might be the only person in Berkeley looking for arbitrage opportunities in the market for credit derivatives.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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