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opportunity

[op-er-too-ni-tee, -tyoo-]

noun

plural

opportunities 
  1. an appropriate or favorable time or occasion.

    Their meeting afforded an opportunity to exchange views.

  2. a situation or condition favorable for attainment of a goal.

  3. a good position, chance, or prospect, as for advancement or success.



opportunity

/ ˌɒəˈːɪɪ /

noun

  1. a favourable, appropriate, or advantageous combination of circumstances

  2. a chance or prospect

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of opportunity1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English opportunite, from Middle French, from Latin DZǰūԾ “convenience, fitness,” equivalent to DZǰū(ܲ) ( opportune ) + - -ity
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The absence of a women's tournament had felt like a missed opportunity.

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But Hollywood has always been a boom-and-bust industry, Galloway said, noting that in times of change, new opportunities always arise.

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That doesn’t mean, however, that there’s no opportunity to pressure at least some Republicans into heeding their base’s distrust of AI technology and the people behind it.

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Six months into that sentence, representatives from the Russian military came to the penal colony and told the convicts they had an opportunity to turn a new page in their lives.

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The tumultuous events of the past week have also given her an opportunity for a reset after the Palisades fire.

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