odds
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The odds are not lost on Nixon, who campaigned last week in Monticello, on the Georgia-Florida border, about 45 minutes outside of Tallahassee.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
The dollar weakened as odds increased that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Here’s everything you need to know about the game, including start time, how to watch, odds and an expert pick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
One of the most memorable stories of the Premier League era was Leicester City upsetting the odds to win the title in the 2015-16 season.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
With so many people watching this catastrophe unfold, the odds that any one of them would offer to help were tragically slim.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing odds
"Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 5
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