odds
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Hulu’s British comedy starring Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement puts the titular best friends at odds when Alice’s 26-year-old daughter begins dating the much older Steve.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The smiling group of eight at some point found themselves at odds with each other over their unifying prayer.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
The odds are overwhelmingly in favor of policymakers keeping the benchmark interest rate at the target range of 3.50% to 3.75% at the conclusion of the June 16-17 policy meeting.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Scolyer and Long knew the odds of a cure were "minuscule", but hoped the experimental treatment would prolong Prof Scolyer's life.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The bookies were offering you odds of somewhere between 6:1 and 10:1 when the odds of it working out felt more like 2:1.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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