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Recent Examples of opportunity
Kaepernick’s longtime girlfriend Nessa Diab revealed the former San Francisco 49ers star, who knelt during the national anthem in 2016 in protest of racial injustice in the U.S., is still training for an NFL opportunity.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Armenians, a people with a much stronger sense of ethnic identity and cohesion, seized the opportunity of crippled Soviet authority to attack Azerbaijan.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Exploring this 1,583-square-mile wilderness area in Montana’s Rocky Mountains with an EXP guide provides knowledgeable access to a tremendous amount of hiking trails, alpine lakes, cycling opportunities and wildlife watching.
—Food Drink Life, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
As part of the transaction, Macquarie and Nomura have also agreed to collaborate on product and distribution opportunities.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Armenians, a people with a much stronger sense of ethnic identity and cohesion, seized the opportunity of crippled Soviet authority to attack Azerbaijan.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Exploring this 1,583-square-mile wilderness area in Montana’s Rocky Mountains with an EXP guide provides knowledgeable access to a tremendous amount of hiking trails, alpine lakes, cycling opportunities and wildlife watching.
—Food Drink Life, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
As part of the transaction, Macquarie and Nomura have also agreed to collaborate on product and distribution opportunities.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunity
Noun
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The more Hutson figures it out, the better the Canadiens’ chances become of pulling off an upset against the Capitals.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The 70-year-old cardinal from Veneto, who became the youngest Vatican secretary of state in 84 years in 2013, when Pope Francis chose him for the role, tops a list of potential candidates, with a 29 percent chance of being chosen as the next pope.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pharmacy layout: Wider aisles, new private screening rooms and private checkout areas.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Again, this isn’t a novel concept as much as Counsell reading the room and responding to a particular group of players.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunity. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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