opportunity
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“Our recovery depends on creating opportunity through jobs, thriving small businesses, and attracting investment—not making it harder for employers to grow here,” the mayor said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Since prediction markets are legal nationwide, the sportsbooks have an opportunity to onboard customers in populous states that haven’t legalized traditional sports betting, such as Texas and California.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
“I think the pressure will be on Mexico because they’re the hosts. That gives us a real opportunity to pull off an upset.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
And so, the opportunity to work with this guy who held Alternative Tentacles Records and so many — my record collection, so much of it is due to him.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
The Boston Courier’s official report stated, “with every opportunity, means and motive to do their best, the spiritualists actually did nothing …” and proudly announced, “So ends this ridiculous and infamous imposture.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing opportunity
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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