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
Previously, it had cost $215 to enter an applicant into the lottery for an H-1B visa and more than $5,000 in fees to file a visa application—without factoring in lawyers’ fees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
This year’s lottery to get parking spots for the park’s eight-night official viewing period, when activity was expected to peak, attracted more than 45,000 applicants.
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
Reggie Shaw by lottery, a random assignment of cases to one of the four judges in the district.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing lottery
Workshop 3, Part 1
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Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 1
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