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opportunist

[op-er-too-nist, -tyoo-] / ˌɒp ərˈtu nɪst, -ˈtyu- /


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Under cross-examination by OpenAI attorney Sarah Eddy, Brockman sought to reframe diary entries that Musk's lawyers had used the previous day to portray him as a calculating opportunist.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

He’s the Parliament speaker, former mayor, police chief and Revolutionary Guard commander, and consummate opportunist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

In “Werckmeister Harmonies,” another opportunist visits another desperate town, this time accompanying a traveling exhibit of a preserved whale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

He cited inconsistencies - recognised by the prosecution - in Ms Lombaard's remarks and suggested she was an "opportunist".

From BBC • May 2, 2025

Now she was the subject of many da-zi-bao calling her an opportunist, a black executioner, a corruptor of the young.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang




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