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even money



NOUN
Mexican standoff
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For Australia-Paraguay and Austria-Algeria, the odds are close to even money.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

That means even money isn’t always guaranteed to provide access.

From Salon May 30, 2025

There’s even money that John will sing some of the songs he wrote with Taupin.

From Seattle Times Nov. 2, 2023

It then became clear that Forbidden Kingdom, the even money favorite, was having trouble negotiating the 1-1/8-mile distance and he faded out of contention.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2022

He offers to bet you even money that it is the red-red card.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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