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He always shows up at the most inopportune times.
an inopportune sale of stocks
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Any charges, if filed, would likely come at a politically inopportune time for Trump, who leads the pack of contenders in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.
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Time, 7 June 2023
And the latest revelations came at a particularly inopportune time for the government: Section 702 is set to expire on December 31 unless Congress reauthorizes it.
—Adam I. Klein, National Review, 15 Mar. 2023
Since season 1, viewers have seen the partners' bond grow — both in and out of conflict — and Stabler may have confessed his love for Benson during a rather inopportune moment back in 2021.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
The trouble is that Congress and the president are willing to consider its passage only during maximally inopportune moments like the present.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2022
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Time, 7 June 2023
And the latest revelations came at a particularly inopportune time for the government: Section 702 is set to expire on December 31 unless Congress reauthorizes it.
—Adam I. Klein, National Review, 15 Mar. 2023
Since season 1, viewers have seen the partners' bond grow — both in and out of conflict — and Stabler may have confessed his love for Benson during a rather inopportune moment back in 2021.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
The trouble is that Congress and the president are willing to consider its passage only during maximally inopportune moments like the present.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2022
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“Inopportune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inopportune. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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inopportune
adjective
in·op·por·tune
(ˌ)in-ˌäp-ər-ˈt(y)ün 
: inconvenient
an inopportune time
inopportunely
adverb
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