wild card
Example Sentences
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“This is the big wild card for the Fed,” Guatieri of BMO said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
They also added that the plan to put the three of them together was a "wild card decision" by producers, which took them all by surprise.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Other oil producers are yet another wild card.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Like many, Federer was disappointed that his about-to-retire countryman, Stan Wawrinka, didn’t receive a wild card to play the tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“You know Tremaine better than any of us. So keep your personal grievances out of it and help our wild card out, yeah?”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
