wind up

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But don’t be surprised if you wind up with only a handful of shares—if you’re lucky.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

If you’re lucky, not too much of the medicine will wind up dripping down your adorable creature’s chin.

From Slate • May 17, 2026

Let’s say you roll into Grants, N.M., after dark on Route 66 and wind up at the South West Motel, hoping for a $75 room.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Once a school is staffed with a rootEd adviser, students are 54% less likely to wind up in low-skill, low-paying jobs than before, according to rootEd data.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

“But Shay’s friends didn’t wind up pretty, did they?”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld