opportunities

plural of opportunity
as in chances
a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place this art school could be a wonderful opportunity for you to finally develop your talent for painting

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Recent Examples of opportunities At the same candidate forum, Lake said that employment opportunities tend to be clustered in larger cities across Jackson County, putting candidates further east at a disadvantage when looking for jobs. Ilana Arougheti july 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Two hotels with identical occupancy may have very different ancillary-revenue opportunities based on who is staying there. Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 However, the seasonal nature of cooling demand will limit market opportunities as temperatures eventually ease. Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 That kind of foot in the door can make all the difference for young people like Ohwobete and Ramírez, who have creative aspirations but few opportunities to realize them on a large scale. Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Wahl expects that momentum to create new opportunities for colored denim to evolve. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 July 2026 As artificial intelligence expands across K-12 schools, Massachusetts announced a new $500,000 public-private investment in AI applied learning opportunities for hundreds of students, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced Tuesday. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
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chances
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  • The Wave can move the ball better than many of their opponents and are no worse than average at creating goal-scoring chances.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
  • With the trade deadline one week away, multiple major-league executives estimate the chances of Goodman getting traded at about 30 percent.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 July 2026

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“Opportunities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunities. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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