opportunist
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Those types of responses have riled her critics, who have portrayed her as indecisive at best, and an opportunist at worst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Regardless of how you showed up, you were a brilliant antagonist for a morally flexible opportunist.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Letlhogonolo Mogale, who binged the show days after its release, described Jonasi as an "serial cheater" and "opportunist who would do anything to satisfy himself".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Mr. Trump is a supreme and often supremely successful opportunist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
He addressed him with the proper degree of ferocity, telling him that he was a scoundrelly opportunist, a sybaritic barbarian, a disgrace to his upbringing and his ancestors, “AND”—and he paused in weighty emphasis—“a very...bad...dog!”
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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