draw lots
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He’s 6 feet 3½ and 217 pounds, and could be preparing to have a season that will draw lots of attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2025
The Godfrey-Faussett family so dreaded the tedium of these royal visits that they would draw lots to see who had to greet him.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2022
The captain on active duty said it was common for unmarried soldiers to draw lots to marry the widow of one who died in battle.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2021
In the years that followed, Wansink’s lab would draw lots of lessons in the tactics of the food industry.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2018
They are paired off and they draw lots.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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