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Gabe also enjoys giving his dad shout-outs whenever an opportunity comes up, including on birthdays and holidays — sometimes with a quip thrown in.
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Emy Lacroix, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Being creative means perhaps cutting the conference games to 18 instead of 20 to open up more non-conference opportunities.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Our contact tracing effort reached more than 3 million New Yorkers who had been infected by, or were exposed to, the virus, creating millions of opportunities to break chains of transmission.
—Dr. Mitchell Katz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
After storming back from down double-digits in the second half, Kansas had multiple opportunities to maintain and build on an advantage.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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Emy Lacroix, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Being creative means perhaps cutting the conference games to 18 instead of 20 to open up more non-conference opportunities.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Our contact tracing effort reached more than 3 million New Yorkers who had been infected by, or were exposed to, the virus, creating millions of opportunities to break chains of transmission.
—Dr. Mitchell Katz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
After storming back from down double-digits in the second half, Kansas had multiple opportunities to maintain and build on an advantage.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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