odds
Example Sentences
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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
His beloved is described as having “a playground sense of justice, she won’t take odds.”
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