lottery
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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
Friday is the deadline for parents — many weighing public vs. private education — to accept or decline offers via the district’s enrollment lottery system for its vaunted magnet schools and other programs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The crew he has selected includes three astronauts and three civilians—a scientist; a person who won a seat on the trip through a lottery; and Ryan Crane, a beleaguered policeman who once saved John’s life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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
It’s where you do not want to be and where you’d leave if you hit the lottery.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Vocabulary lists containing lottery
Workshop 3, Part 1
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