The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Latino voters need to believe that politicians truly care about their concerns and will work to implement a plan to create equal opportunities for the nation’s largest minority group to achieve the American dream.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
The regulation specifies that “if any licensee shall permit any . . . candidate for any public office to use a broadcasting station,” the station owner “shall afford equal opportunities to all other such candidates.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
Some 49% say the same of equal opportunities for black and Asian people, while 71% express that view in the case of transgender people.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
Schools and colleges were told they must give girls equal opportunities in athletics by providing them with separate sports teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
The heart of the question is whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities, whether we are going to treat our fellow Americans as we want to be treated.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
