lottery
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It must have felt like winning the lottery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The idea that anyone can suddenly be endowed with superhuman specialness simply by being in the right place at the right time is a little like daydreaming about winning the lottery.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
A family almost missed out on a £1m lottery jackpot after unknowingly ignoring calls and emails notifying them that they had won.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Let’s ignore what a bad investment lottery tickets are to begin with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The numbers, the equivalent of today’s lottery, were the dreams of Harlem and Mama’s only hope to do more with the little money Dad gave her each week.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
LA28 organizers have said more stand-alone tickets will become available in 2027, not through lotteries but first-come, first-served sales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
When it comes to lotteries, Mr. Kessler suggests asking a spouse, friend or grandparent to enter as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
What to know about dynamic pricing, lotteries and sale dates while trying to score seats.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
"It would be like winning four lotteries in a row. You've got to use a bit of common sense and be sensible and logical about it."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
They kiss my cheeks and hold my hand and tell me how they won money in the kingdom's lotteries by betting on me to be named the favorite.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing lottery
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