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Recent Examples of opportunity
Within, clients will have the opportunity to select from over 1,000 fabrics, 25 options for collars and cuffs and 20 varieties of monogram and will have 18 body measurements taken to develop their custom paper pattern.
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
The widespread opportunities to wear denim have created extensive style options.
—Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Now youth sports is seen as a profit opportunity—and in America, no such opportunity goes unpursued.
—Chris Murphy, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
The idea that a mega catastrophe could create an opportunity to experience jouissance—surrender to bliss—profoundly influenced me.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
The widespread opportunities to wear denim have created extensive style options.
—Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Now youth sports is seen as a profit opportunity—and in America, no such opportunity goes unpursued.
—Chris Murphy, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
The idea that a mega catastrophe could create an opportunity to experience jouissance—surrender to bliss—profoundly influenced me.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunity
Noun
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Sacha Boisvert has a chance to be the Hawks’ future enforcer.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Temperatures are high, the sky is sunny and there is a chance for some rain in the afternoon.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Currency dealers monitor exchange rates as an electronic screen (top) shows South Korea's benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on March 13, 2026.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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While searching the property, Langston saw hundreds of photographs of the Toures and their extended family on display throughout the rooms.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunity. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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