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lottery

[lot-uh-ree] / ˈlɒt ə ri /


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I will not switch the topic to the NBA Lottery or the French Open or tell you about the northern pike my son caught this weekend at Lake Monona.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

In March, the company acquired the operations of Caesars Windsor for about $54 million and entered into a 20-year operating agreement with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, said Chief Financial Officer Bret Yunker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The work is one of the latest phases of the Great Fen vision, called Peatland Progress, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

A Powerball ticket worth more than $2.24 million was sold to someone at a Calabasas gas station, according to the California Lottery.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Really, my mom can read the newspaper in fifteen minutes and tell me baseball scores, the location of every war, the latest guy to win the Lottery, and the high temperature in Des Moines, Iowa.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie




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