opportunism
Example Sentences
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He has little patience for selfishness or opportunism.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Some attribute this situation to so-called disaster opportunism but others point to the hunger and destitution of those who have lost everything in a country already in chronic crisis before the quakes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
There is no question that some of this lovefest is the result of algorithmic opportunism, but there’s also no question that it works.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Their entrepreneurial efforts in the U.S. seem to others evidence of the crass opportunism hidden beneath the patina.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
His talent didn’t necessarily reside in a wisdom for capital and markets but rather in an expert and unflinching opportunism, the hunch for the big kill.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Vocabulary lists containing opportunism
Power Suffix: -ism
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