face card

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That sums up the Supreme Court’s unenviable hand, which doesn’t contain as much as a face card, let alone an ace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

Only in this season, they’re face card games, pitting players against seemingly invincible Jacks, Kings and Queens.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2022

If the card is a face card, and the coin lands on heads, you win $6.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

When a dealer is showing a face card, proper strategy suggests a player should always hit on 16.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2019

However, the conditional probability that the card is a face card given that it’s a king is 1, or 100 percent.

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