lottery
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A crowd of press, supporters of Mangione, observers, and a handful of court staff members who had won a lottery to attend gathered in the packed courtroom.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Jefferson said he thought they had won "a few pounds" after he received notifications telling him to check his lottery account, but assumed the subsequent follow-up calls and emails were from sales people.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The upper grades are moving in from another location, and about 600 new admits won a lottery that had close to 3,500 applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Watkins may choose to stay at USC another season, which would give the Sparks a second chance at her in the lottery if they aren’t back on their feet yet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
The type of person who looks annoyed even when they’re on TV accepting a check for winning the lottery.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
You’ll also be automatically entered into any Paralympic ticket lotteries for when Paralympic sales begin in 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Rizzo failed in a series of attempts to gain early access to tickets through lotteries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
What to know about dynamic pricing, lotteries and sale dates while trying to score seats.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
Still, he put a lot of money into the campaign and launched some provocative tactics, such as offering million-dollar lotteries for people to sign petitions and register to vote.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 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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