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chance

[chans, chahns] / tʃæns, tʃɑns /










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Cordido says the phrase that gave him a second chance is etched in his mind: "Is anyone there?"

From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026

If your pet does get out, their best chance of getting home is through someone reading the information on their microchip or tag, Oreck said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

Such tumult gives us a chance to consider how our nation has faced—and survived—more fraught times than our own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

The producer of a hit TV show says Catherine Zeta-Jones' breakout role came down to "pure good fortune" after he spotted her by chance.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

"You could harness him up first. That way he won't have a chance to go along biting ears."

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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