fifty-fifty
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He practiced what Mr. Leeke calls “the fifty-fifty defense”: When he was unsure of a call, he had a 50% chance of guessing correctly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Squid born in early July had a fifty-fifty chance of using either tactic.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024
There's a fifty-fifty chance over the next five years that we'll go over this important marker of temperature increases, compared to pre-industrial times.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2022
For Australia's Reserve Bank, bets are fifty-fifty for a half-point or quarter-point hike on Tuesday.
From Reuters • Sep. 30, 2022
Their only disagreement involved the division of ownership: Gaither proposed an eighty-twenty split in Fawrence’s favor, and Fawrence insisted on fifty-fifty.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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