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lottery

[lot-uh-ree] / ˈlɒt ə ri /


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But if the government instead taxed the individual receiving inherited wealth, that would mean treating that wealth as income in the same way as lottery winnings or any other type of “found money,” she says.

From Barron's

It could rewrite the rules that divvy up the ping-pong balls for the draft lottery.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Defra spokesperson said it will "end the postcode lottery of bin collection".

From BBC

Demand for visas has exceeded supply every year for the past two decades, which is why H-1Bs are allocated by lottery.

From The Wall Street Journal

Zion National Park in Utah will still operate a lottery system for its Angels Landing hike.

From The Wall Street Journal