opportunity
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These are highly stylized, high-stakes pregame outfits that many professional athletes wear when arriving at the stadium or arena, capitalizing on the opportunity to get seen on their own terms.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The facts in Callais mirrored the facts in Milligan: Louisiana too, had failed to draw a second Black opportunity congressional district under conditions of racially polarized voting.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
"They're losing the opportunity to be in this amazing experience. So I am full of hope that next year they can sing and spread their light."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
He’s a self-made man, but he credited Hong Kong for giving him the opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
She promised to reply to each one at the earliest opportunity, although with an important speech to write and so many mysteries to ponder, who knew when that might be?
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing opportunity
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Words for a New Year
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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