opportunistic
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First, they cause short-term shortages, which in turn lead to widespread and sometimes opportunistic price increases.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
However long this cycle lasts for Micron, management is being opportunistic and using the cash flow to clean up the company’s balance sheet.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
But opportunistic spending could help Microsoft seize a generational business opportunity amid the AI boom.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
The war’s effects on opportunistic aggression are indeterminate at best.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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
Vocabulary lists containing opportunistic
This Week In Culture: March 29–April 4, 2020
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This Week In Culture: October 19–25, 2019
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