lottery
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For the 5,500 local fans with tickets to attend -- the lucky ones among a lottery entered by 33,000 -- optimism for the tournament about to kick off in their backyard was even brighter.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
"I always say if I won the lottery I wouldn't move off Townhill. I love the views and the community spirit and the fact that everybody comes together when things are not good."
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
This year’s lottery to get parking spots for the park’s eight-night official viewing period, when activity was expected to peak, attracted more than 45,000 applicants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
She’s still holding out hope this year’s lottery wasn’t a flash in the pan and she’ll have another chance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
This was hardly the goal in the mind of the Chicago school officials who conceived the lottery.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Vocabulary lists containing lottery
Workshop 3, Part 1
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