odds

Example Sentences

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“It’s a dream. I beat the odds. Every year I watched the dunk contest and I learned from all the people before me.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sahir explained that with time they have been accepted as a couple, adding that they have "defied all odds and all the naysayers" and will this year celebrate 20 years of marriage.

From BBC

That boosted the odds that the Fed would cut interest rates by more than the half a percentage point by year end.

From Barron's

That boosted the odds that the Fed would cut interest rates by more than the half a percentage point by year end.

From Barron's

That boosted the odds that the Fed would cut interest rates by more than the half a percentage point by year end.

From Barron's