raffle
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Yamal’s family had entered a charity raffle organized by the Spanish newspaper Diario Sport and the United Nations Children’s Fund, known as UNICEF, and they won a spot in a promotional photo shoot with Messi.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
“My uncle took me to see a match. He had won two tickets in a raffle at his job,” Luna says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Buffett has lavished praise on the executive for his preternatural ability to craft offbeat policies, including insuring Chicago’s tallest building against terrorist attacks and Pepsi against having to award a $1 billion raffle prize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
The draw was the third edition of the "1 Picasso for 100 euros" fundraising raffle, which was founded in 2013.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
“But perhaps the Gryffindor team will be able to raise some gold and get new brooms, too. You could raffle off those Cleansweep Fives; I expect a museum would bid for them.”
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
These might include old-school offerings like block parties, back-to-school events, give-aways and raffles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Murch, a single mother of two who also kept cash raised at raffles and club events, took £20,409 before club officials spotted account discrepancies.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
They have held auctions, organized raffles and invited influencers to participate in promotional clips.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
There will also be raffles with “one-of-a-kind” prizes, including the chance to throw out a first pitch on opening day.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
She saw to it that she had a good pair of shoes for street wear, that she always had clothing, even during the times when the raffles were working only through some miracle.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
He campaigned on X to get the pay plan approved, and the company raffled off a chance for a tour of a Tesla production plant with the CEO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
A Blooms Bounty box of vegetables which was raffled off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Between Thursday, June 19, and Sunday, June 22, participating chefs and restaurants throughout Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego are presenting unique pies to be sold or raffled whole or by the slice.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2025
Players on both teams wore memorial jerseys bearing Johnson's name and number, which will be raffled.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2023
The swag Wilfrido raffled off was pretty cool.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
They thought it was funny and weird that the event was raffling off a chocolate cake, she said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2023
He's already selling greeting cards, T-shirts, hats, wine glasses, footballs, placemats and Christmas ornaments, along with raffling off tickets to see him perform.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2022
To celebrate the anniversary and raise money for community charity Back on Track, Joyce is raffling off the silver disc he received to mark the sale of 60,000 copies of the album.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022
Chen and Mandell are raffling hand pies and selling tortillas, respectively, for the fundraiser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
“I bought a chance from a little kid just the other day. They beautiful rosaries. A lady I know won the outboard motor the sisters was raffling last year.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
