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opportunity

[op-er-too-ni-tee, -tyoo-] / ˌɒp ərˈtu nɪ ti, -ˈtyu- /


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She has worked nights for eight years to be with her kids -- aged six and 15 -- in the day, and because she does not speak English, limiting opportunities.

From Barron's

Neither of the men’s lawyers returned requests for comment regarding how the pardon, and lack of opportunity to participate in a trial against Cuellar, affects their cases.

From The Wall Street Journal

On King in particular, she said, “Given the opportunity, I would have said clearly that I disagree and believe Dr. King’s legacy stands on its own moral authority.”

From Los Angeles Times

For Ms. Sweeney and Ms. Seyfried it provides an endless variety of opportunities to run through the soap-opera playbook of screaming, cowering, deceiving and attacking depending on the circumstances, which grow increasingly horrifying.

From The Wall Street Journal

This provided a “logical and most expedient opportunity” to get more info on what documents existed and pave the way for a consent search.

From The Wall Street Journal