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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
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Water aficionados will enjoy the chance to experience the ins and outs of the lake, thanks to five full-service marinas along the twisting shoreline, more than four times the length of Georgia’s Atlantic coast.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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But, over the past few months, Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) have been working on a bipartisan bill that would be introduced on the Senate floor that would actually have a chance at being pushed past the barriers that currently exist on both sides.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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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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