lottery
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For the 5,500 local fans with tickets to attend -- the lucky ones among a lottery entered by 33,000 -- optimism for the tournament about to kick off in their backyard was even brighter.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Melissa Krider thought she’d won the golden ticket when she discovered she’d been selected in the Great Smoky Mountains lottery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The 50,000-person daily limit for entering the lottery was reached within three minutes on its opening day.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Well, those three first-rounders should be much more valuable if other teams are disincentivized to trade their first-rounders, seeing how even middle-of-the-pack teams will have a shot at winning the lottery.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 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
Vocabulary lists containing lottery
Workshop 3, Part 1
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Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 1
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