seize the opportunity

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Jonas, as well as longtime energy analyst Stephen Byrd, are among the top thought leaders at the bank positioned to seize the opportunity, according to a spokeswoman for the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

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

Scarlets fly-half Sam Costelow made his Wales debut in last summer's World Cup warm-up against England and is widely tipped to seize the opportunity, despite an injury-hit campaign.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

Ebright seemed eager to seize the opportunity to exact revenge for the wrongs he had imputed to Pocock.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown