as in aggressive
attentive to and ready to act on opportunities for personal gain or advancement
The opportunistic salesperson was always on the lookout for potential new customers.
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This human error, coupled with the snake’s ability to grow rapidly, and lay as many as 100 eggs at a time, is the reason the Everglades is now overrun by the opportunistic creature.
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Victoria Malloy, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
So what worries me is that with this cancellation, science in Artemis is reduced to mostly opportunistic investigations.
—Thomas Zurbuchen, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
Between the lines: This comes as Victory Park Capital has been raising funds for its opportunistic credit strategy, which notched $2.4 billion in 2022.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
Turkeys are opportunistic feeders and will return if the eating is good, says Pierce.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2024
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Victoria Malloy, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
So what worries me is that with this cancellation, science in Artemis is reduced to mostly opportunistic investigations.
—Thomas Zurbuchen, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
Between the lines: This comes as Victory Park Capital has been raising funds for its opportunistic credit strategy, which notched $2.4 billion in 2022.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
Turkeys are opportunistic feeders and will return if the eating is good, says Pierce.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2024
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Should Harris have adopted a more aggressive media strategy?Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Biden-Harris administration unleashed an aggressive Department of Justice and an even more proactive Federal Trade Commission led by Lina Khan that’s been quashing deals across industries from publishing to pharma to fashion.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Be especially diligent in sharing every (board-approved) update with the customer-facing teams first.Sandra Pretorius, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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But even a talented and diligent tattooist might face an issue on which the U.S. Food & Drug Administration is once again shining a light: microbial contamination in tattoo ink.Marci Robin, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
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But more than anything, an aspiring Hallmark hunk must be willing to share their emotions and occasionally shed a tear.Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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The alleged incident occurred in 2005, when the man was a 10-year-old aspiring rapper visiting New York to be introduced to figures in the music industry, according to a complaint filed by the unnamed man who is suing Combs in the Supreme Court of New York County.Liam Quinn, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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So when any sliver of private land or an already existing home hits the market, there’s usually a long line of well-to-do professionals and would-be Airbnb investors from coastal cities ready to drive the price out of reach for even the most industrious working people.Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Give cross-city hiking a try on any of these urban trails that range from industrious day hikes to thru-hiking adventures.Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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Willer works for an enterprising petroleum engineer turned financier named Adam Ferrari who founded his Phoenix Capital Group in 2019.Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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An enterprising boy makes money throwing wild high school parties.Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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Will dynamic pricing be more important this year, given the macroeconomic conditions?Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trade shows are always a dynamic meeting of industry minds.SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Opportunistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunistic. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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