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opportune

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


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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

Licensing for movies and TV is also booming, and with Y2K nostalgia permeating today’s media, Spears may be selling at an opportune time.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Instead, he saw it as an opportune moment to take stock after a "hectic" schedule.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

They sketched out priorities and drafted legislative language on whiteboards, then waited for the opportune moment to introduce a bill.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

When Dad was ordered to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the time seemed opportune.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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