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Recent Examples of opportunism
These assertions go beyond guile, opportunism, cruelty, despair, or self-preservation.
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Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
And not every outside proposal is fast-money opportunism dressed up as reform.
—Marc Cooper, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Attorney Chad Dunn, who is representing a group of plaintiffs in the lawsuit, said the dichotomy is evidence of political opportunism.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
Healey, who is up for reelection next year and whose approval ratings have dipped, staged a photo op in her Statehouse office with Marcelo Gomes da Silva on Friday that reeked of political opportunism and ickiness.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 17 June 2025
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Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
And not every outside proposal is fast-money opportunism dressed up as reform.
—Marc Cooper, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Attorney Chad Dunn, who is representing a group of plaintiffs in the lawsuit, said the dichotomy is evidence of political opportunism.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
Healey, who is up for reelection next year and whose approval ratings have dipped, staged a photo op in her Statehouse office with Marcelo Gomes da Silva on Friday that reeked of political opportunism and ickiness.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunism
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Wall Street holds near record highs in a government-data blackout , with enough rotational energy toward left-behind groups, refreshed confidence in the AI spending frenzy, certainty of a Fed rate cut this month and speculative aggression in lower-quality longshots to keep the indexes aloft.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The President's aggression is forcing every school district, city, and the state to do more to protect our rights and our students.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The 2024 European Parliament elections strengthened far-right blocs and pushed the centre-right toward diluting elements of the Green Deal, reframing climate rules as sovereignty or competitiveness threats and amplifying cost-of-living and farmer-protest narratives.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Long a Democratic stronghold, New Jersey's margins and increasing Republican competitiveness have placed national attention on whether Democrats can sustain their dominance or if Republicans will flip the governor’s office, signaling a potential shift in national political strategies.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Coleman found no pretentiousness in Trafford, and he was not perturbed by the drop in facilities compared to the Etihad Campus.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
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Modi is as nationalistic as Xi, and is no doubt irritated at the confidence and pushiness of its great eastern neighbor.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Diplomacy, Tact & Emotional Intelligence, where leaders need to navigate the complex dynamics (both on the individual and organizational levels) which are involved in shifting from competition to collaboration—balancing assertiveness with empathy and care.—
Edyta Pacuk,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Living with Israel’s military assertiveness Israel, the unquestioned military power and sole nuclear weapons state in the region, has long posed particularly deep political dilemmas to Gulf Arab states.—
David Mednicoff,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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At Private Policy, playful skirts and leggings were reintroduced with a softer spin, LaQuan Smith layered chiffon and organza into sheer mock turtlenecks and gowns that balanced daring with refinement, while Diotima focused on intricate draping that highlighted the power of craft.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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But in both the case of the watch and the clock that inspired it, the designs aren’t simply about keeping time, but about representing it with real daring and artistry.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
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No throwback footage was needed as motivation on Sunday; only clips of their opponent.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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And so that was the real motivation.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
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Although Ghostface’s body count has gone through the roof over the years, one of the Scream franchise’s first victims had to help bring out his killer instinct.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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What City have that Arsenal have not proven yet, however, is the killer instinct.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Opportunism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunism. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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