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odds-on

[odz-on, -awn] / ˈɒdzˈɒn, -ˈɔn /








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Now, a little more than two years into the job, May has the Wolverines in the national championship as the odds-on favorites to cut down the nets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Spirited Boss, at 18-1, held off Amorita as well as defending champion and odds-on favorite Queen Maxima, to win for trainer Jose Francisco D’Angelo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Majborough was the odds-on favourite to claim victory in the big race of the day but a poor jumping display made it an impossible victory.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Expectations about the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting oscillated sharply this past week, with a quarter-point cut in the federal-funds target rate once again being the odds-on bet.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

The first time he starts at any one of them things, he's a odds-on favorite for last and finishes ten lengths behind the rest of the field.

From Kid Scanlan by Witwer, H. C. (Harry Charles)




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