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
What’s more, prediction markets put reasonable odds on a merger.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Armed with more information than ever about their genetics, women with higher risk factors are opting for surgeries that reduce their odds of developing cancer by as much as 95%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Though it had been difficult, and despite long odds and months spent apart, Mamá and Daddy’s vision for our family was successful.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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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