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 opportunityTo be American is to believe in freedom, in hard work, in the opportunity to shape one’s destiny.—Vilerka Bilbao, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025 But Strong, whose work has been primarily in small-screen series, doesn’t really seize that opportunity.—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 16 May 2025 Visit Michael’s website today to learn more about Financial Longevity and the educational opportunities springing from it.—William Jones, USA Today, 16 May 2025 Saturday’s showpiece final is an opportunity to get some of the old feeling back, to show the merits of the current squad and to draw a line under some legendary careers.—Sam Lee, New York Times, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for opportunity
Tapper believes that the effort of family and his longtime staff members to hide Biden’s condition deprived the Democratic Party of the chance to determine if its chances were better with another candidate, who would have benefited from more time to mount a campaign against Trump.
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Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
There are two primary strategies to consider: Pre-Earnings Positioning: Review the historical probabilities of positive and negative reactions and establish a position before the earnings announcement, recognizing the equal chances.
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CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
While the carriage rooms in the castle courtyard offer a modern design and marble bathrooms, an option best suited for families, the self-catering lodges along the estate’s golf course are ideal for groups or longer stays.
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