wild card
Example Sentences
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If she succeeds on Saturday, it would be a first for Australia - who joined the contest as a one-off wild card entry in 2015 but quickly became a permanent fixture.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
If Yamamoto was on a .500 club that was hoping to get a wild card, they wouldn’t be planning for October every year like the Dodgers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
“The biggest wild card here is duration,” Romaine said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Economic conditions remain a wild card for the rest of 2026 as investors parse how AI will reshape the labor market.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
“I got a wild card, and I say we’re going back to mellow yellow, baby.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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