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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

Having said all that, luck and an opportune break or two are still key ingredients to political success, as Davis suggested.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Saturday would be an opportune time to begin.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

His counsel is always opportune: “To live peacefully with those that are harsh and perverse, or disorderly, or such as oppose us, is a great grace, and highly commendable and manly.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

She did not wait for an opportune moment as she had the first time.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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