one in a million
Example Sentences
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A Chicago aquarium overcame one in a million odds to raise a warty frogfish.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Wendy Williams, 61, lost her steel worker husband Steven, 56, to a "one in a million" rare cancer in 2019.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
A donkey foal at a popular farm park has ended up with two mums after a "one in a million" birth.
From BBC • May 3, 2025
“Even if one in a million objects is from an extraterrestrial origin, it could inform us that we are not alone and be the biggest scientific discovery in human history,” Loeb said.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025
Inside, it said: You’re one in a million.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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