odds
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There are no betting odds adorning the scrolling scoreboard.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
Gordon says his entire career has been a series of comebacks, a litany of fights against the odds.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
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
“June 5 delivered the sharpest single-day selloff in months across U.S. risk assets, as a blowout May jobs report boosted odds of Fed rate hikes,” UOB Global Economics & Markets Research says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
A lesser mind would have accepted defeat, since the odds were stacked against me, but the best military leaders always find ways to eliminate obstacles.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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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