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Recent Examples of opportunism
Without Reagan, the Reaganite coalition began to dissolve in the face of Buchanan’s angry populism and Gingrich’s cold opportunism.
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Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
But turning this moment into lasting advantage will require careful planning, not just short-term opportunism.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Leavitt’s opportunism was paying off.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
In low-trust societies, coordination costs rise, compliance drops, and political life becomes dominated by short-term opportunism.
—Klaus Schwab, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
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Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
But turning this moment into lasting advantage will require careful planning, not just short-term opportunism.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Leavitt’s opportunism was paying off.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
In low-trust societies, coordination costs rise, compliance drops, and political life becomes dominated by short-term opportunism.
—Klaus Schwab, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunism
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These differences were stronger in young people with more behavior problems that are shown outwardly, such as aggression, frequent anger, irritability, and refusing to follow rules.—
Crista Marchesseault,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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Taipei, Taiwan — In the face of growing Chinese military aggression, Taiwan has increased defense spending, extended mandatory conscription and revamped its combat exercises, signaling its determination to fight off a potential invasion.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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The world’s technological order is being renegotiated in real time, with consequences for security, competitiveness, and the architecture of everyday life.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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At the core of the lack of competitiveness is, of course, tanking — front offices and head coaches putting their heads together to intentionally set their teams up to fail in order to produce the highest probability of securing a high draft pick.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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The lack of pretentiousness signals something about who’s welcome there.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
29 Nov. 2025
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There’s a pretentiousness that begins to show itself as folks get more comfortable.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
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From his first moments onscreen in a performance of Duracell Bunny physicality and motormouth pushiness, Chalamet conveys the sense of a shameless young man willing himself toward greatness with a combination of chutzpah, amorality and unshakeable self-belief.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Dec. 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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Both view the Lebanese government as still completely incapable of disarming Hezbollah, though both were shocked at the new assertiveness of Beirut as seen by Tuesday’s banishment of Iran’s ambassador.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Most organizations overvalue assertiveness.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2026
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And even at the time, Forsyth said, the individual daring of the burglars only made a difference because of all the other people who had mobilized to fight for a better society.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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All of the daring and courage of the Golden Age films about cowboys, fighters, pilots, and pirates is distilled into the score for the first Indiana Jones movie.—
Alex Galbraith,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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What were the hostage takers’ motivations?—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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The other is a patchy, unpersuasive psychodrama about the underlying motivations and years-later ramifications of an unspeakable act—or, in this case, an unrealized plan to commit an unspeakable act.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The entrepreneur and lifestyle icon has built a career out of creating and celebrating beautiful things, but a killer instinct for business is why her career has far outpaced the men’s around her.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Mar. 2026
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During the third, his killer instinct shifted focus.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Opportunism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunism. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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