chances
Example Sentences
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We all take chances, sometimes without thinking about the cumulative risk.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Members of the public who were not successful in the first ticket release will have two further chances to view the masterpiece when further tickets go on sale in October and January.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
But the former Fox News host has also staked his chances of becoming California’s next governor on courting Latinos with a gospel of affordability, lower taxes and the California Dream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“An intuitive emotional reaction to the slightest possibility of an animal,” Mr. Bond writes, “would have considerably increased their chances of survival.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“But I’m optimistic, so I’d rate your chances around...eighty-seven percent.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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