land of opportunity
Example Sentences
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One common thread in all five contributions is the impulse to make America the land of opportunity that it has aspired to be since its founding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Such a move would harm California’s reputation as a land of opportunity and innovation and entrepreneurial spirit for multi-generational American families and newcomers alike, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024
In a 2020 Wall Street Journal opinion piece headlined “California, Love It and Leave It,” venture capital entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale described moving his company from San Francisco to “a new land of opportunity: Texas.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024
In the 1990s, the country was seen as a land of opportunity for gold prospectors with its rich natural mineral sources, says Wilton.
From BBC • May 18, 2024
“But if America is the land of opportunity, I am going to take my chances on it right now.”
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
