golden opportunity

noun

: an excellent chance to do or get something

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But the Lightning blew a golden opportunity in front of their home crowd in Game 5, falling behind early for the fourth time in the series and having to chase the game in an eventual 3-2 loss. Eduardo Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026 Not every rush sets up a golden opportunity. Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Far from treating this attack as a symbolic one-off, Netanyahu viewed it as a golden opportunity to throw the previous diplomatic arrangements into the paper shredder and authorized yet another Israeli ground invasion of southern Lebanon. Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 Yurov had a golden opportunity to give Minnesota its first lead near the midway point of the game with a breakaway from the far blue line, but he was foiled by a left pad save. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for golden opportunity

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“Golden opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20opportunity. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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