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fifty-fifty

[fif-tee-fif-tee] / ˈfɪf tiˈfɪf ti /
















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He practiced what Mr. Leeke calls “the fifty-fifty defense”: When he was unsure of a call, he had a 50% chance of guessing correctly.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

Squid born in early July had a fifty-fifty chance of using either tactic.

From Science Daily Apr. 23, 2024

For Australia's Reserve Bank, bets are fifty-fifty for a half-point or quarter-point hike on Tuesday.

From Reuters Sep. 30, 2022

UK Met Office researchers say that there's now around a fifty-fifty chance that the world will warm by more than 1.5C over the next five years.

From BBC May 9, 2022

As for vacations, the one we choose together is fifty-fifty.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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