opportunistic
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The Treasury has long promised investors it would be “regular and predictable” rather than opportunistic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But the scientists said that their findings do suggest that these "opportunistic" baleen whales appear to be adapting and might even be benefiting from the change.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
He said: "Harold's policy on the papacy may ultimately have played into the hands of his enemies, giving William's opportunistic invasion the legitimacy of a just war."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Two of its citizens have also petitioned the International Criminal Court to investigate "repeated xenophobic attacks", a move Pretoria has dismissed as "opportunistic".
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
But the pressure was too weak, so that instead the water slid soundlessly down the underside of the shell where opportunistic slime hung in dripping points, like stalactites in a limestone cave.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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