odds

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If you have a tech-inclined person in your life, the odds are good that they have tried “vibe coding.”

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2026

Crokes Cross made her British debut in the two-mile novice hurdle at Kelso on Thursday, coming first with odds of 300-1.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

When the economy is growing smoothly, odds of a recession hover around 15%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Investors are still betting that recession odds are still low, and a “non-recessionary slowdown in demand growth, that lowers inflation, should increase the odds that the economic cycle lasts longer,” he posits.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

For, really, what were the odds of finding a letter from the tsar’s own ballet company lying on the doorstep?

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood