opportunist
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The military swarms in to build a metal wall around the titanic alien, and Blunt’s cozy community of 700 swells to more than 100,000: scientists, journalists, tourists, opportunists and the inevitable grifters, criminals and weirdos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
But in this particular case the Wall Street opportunists have their work cut out for them.
From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026
Families "can easily be cheated by opportunists", she said.
From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025
But perhaps most importantly, to keep rivals and opportunists at bay.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024
Coherence Relation Elaboration Example Herons have one thing in their favor: they are total opportunists.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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