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opportune

[op-er-toon, -tyoon] / ˌɒp ərˈtun, -ˈtyun /


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Union officials made it clear that the U.S. national team’s opening World Cup match against Paraguay would be an opportune moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The GAO’s findings come at an opportune time for McEntarfer’s would-be successor, Brett Matsumoto, whose Senate confirmation hearing is scheduled for June 10.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

This is an opportune time for individual investors to reallocate part of their holdings to actively managed mutual funds, which may be better equipped to navigate current market conditions and potentially outperform their benchmarks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Saturday would be an opportune time to begin.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

For Galton, the word eugenics was an opportune fit—“at least a neater word...than viriculture, which I once ventured to use.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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