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lottery

[lot-uh-ree] / ˈlɒt ə ri /


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The patient said "it was like winning the lottery twice", added Myhre, who was also the lead author of a study describing the case in Nature Microbiology.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The goalposts change if, say, you randomly asked your friend to pick lottery numbers and you won $1 million.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

That pride radiated off of her in late March as she bounced around the Observatory stage like a lottery ball in an air blower.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The 15 winners, who used to work 14-hour days together in the finance team, made a pact to stay connected throughout the years by contributing £5 to the lottery draw.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Months later, off at Denison, she sat with classmates and watched the draft lottery live on the grainy common-room television.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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