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opportunism

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Recent Examples of opportunism Creativity should be used to challenge the simplicity, laziness, and opportunism of certain performances of righteousness. — Literary Hub, 4 May 2026 At times, the ideological beliefs of some militants were mixed with financial opportunism, a motivation shared also by some politicians and military officers. — Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026 More recently, a three-year European Investment Bank dollar auction drew over $33 billion in orders for a $4 billion offering—a staggering oversubscription that reflects genuine demand, not opportunism. — Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Although actual opportunities soon contracted and a Melbourne working class rapidly emerged, Victoria was noted for its economic individualism and opportunism and for its material progress and financial speculation, as well as for its imperial loyalty and political pragmatism. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for opportunism

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Noun

Ukraine has every right to attack Russia’s military infrastructure that sustains its aggression.

— David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Issues could include insomnia, aggression, difficulty concentrating, sensitivity to psychotropic medication and exacerbation of existing mental illness -- like anxiety, depression and schizophrenia.

— Mark Prussin, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of aggression

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From workforce policy and AI governance to global competitiveness and organizational strategy, The World of Work examines how institutions can adapt and thrive in an increasingly fragmented economy.

— Semafor Events, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
Just as important as that competitive result is how leagues like MLS, the USL and even NWSL use the event as a springboard to accelerate their global relevance and competitiveness.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of competitiveness

Noun

From his first moments onscreen in a performance of Duracell Bunny physicality and motormouth pushiness, Chalamet conveys the sense of a shameless young man willing himself toward greatness with a combination of chutzpah, amorality and unshakeable self-belief.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
Modi is as nationalistic as Xi, and is no doubt irritated at the confidence and pushiness of its great eastern neighbor.

— Kerry Brown, Time, 4 Sep. 2025

Definition of pushiness

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Mediterranea takes that knack for quiet assertiveness to new heights.

— Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 14 June 2026
Research on gender stereotypes has consistently found that ambition, assertiveness, and competitiveness are viewed differently depending on who displays them.

— Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of assertiveness

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According to the Montreal garbageman Simon Paré-Poupart, toddler garbage fandom is a manifestation of the age-old human appreciation of strength and daring.

— Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
In the comments, viewers applauded her daring, but lovingly shared concern for her safety.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026

Definition of daring

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Teams Like Norway Are Trying Re-Create Home Conditions Of course, good nutrition isn’t the only motivation behind what Norway and other teams may be doing.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
For years, Governor Ron DeSantis has fought the College Board, the group that administers the AP test, over how its standardized tests portray many things, including race and gender but also the motivations of the Founding Fathers.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of motivation

Noun

And while Paraguay deserve plenty of blame for what was a shockingly poor effort, Maucio Pochettino’s USMNT also deserves credit for instilling a killer instinct in his side that broke that Albirroja spirit.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Kylian Mbappe of France and Norway’s Erling Haaland also got two goals each with the kind of mobility and killer instinct that Ronaldo has simply not shown in recent major tournaments.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 18 June 2026

Definition of killer instinct

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