lottery
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"There are worries there could be a danger, but honestly I don't see people being very concerned," said David Parada, a lottery vendor.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
That is a lottery ticket for which the prize is a 40-year annuity at top-1% income.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Chelsea may have won the football lottery twice but, this time, the return on investment under owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital is being questioned.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Five years of lottery missteps have produced exactly one current Sparks player, Cameron Brink, who’s been an injured bust.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The odds of winning the lottery were one in three hundred million.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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Vocabulary lists containing lottery
Workshop 3, Part 1
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