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seize the opportunity



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“What we have done,” he said in 1997, “is to seize the opportunity that other people did not see.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

"The risk is we don't seize the opportunity," Mr Fuller said.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2025

If mortgage rates ease to the 6% level some economists expect in 2026, more borrowers could seize the opportunity to refinance.

From Barron's Dec. 11, 2025

But what would it look like if he did seize the opportunity?

From Slate Sep. 8, 2025

Now, in the months after Stalin’s death, Khrushchev set out to seize the opportunity of a lifetime.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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