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Recent Examples of opportunity
Incidents like this not only deepen partisan divides but also create opportunities for foreign adversaries to manipulate public perception, fuel distrust, and further destabilize an already fractured political landscape.
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Consider this an opportunity to heal, rest, retreat and practice more mindfulness.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
In an interview with Ars, Bolton suggested the radiation issue creates another opportunity for NASA to learn from the Juno mission.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
And yet, all of us have an opportunity right now to do something different.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Consider this an opportunity to heal, rest, retreat and practice more mindfulness.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
In an interview with Ars, Bolton suggested the radiation issue creates another opportunity for NASA to learn from the Juno mission.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
And yet, all of us have an opportunity right now to do something different.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunity
Noun
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Investors peg the chances of a quarter-point rate cut this month at about 90% and the odds of a half-point cut at nearly 10%, according to CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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What began as a chance to build a sales team and achieve financial independence turned into a mission to serve working families.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The new internal layout also makes room for a larger battery.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 1944, Jimmie McKee and his wife, Minnie, bought the seven-room, two-story house in Washington Heights.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunity. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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