lottery
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The patient said "it was like winning the lottery twice", added Myhre, who was also the lead author of a study describing the case in Nature Microbiology.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
And retailers that sell winning tickets typically receive a bonus from the lottery for their involvement in the sale.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
The crew he has selected includes three astronauts and three civilians—a scientist; a person who won a seat on the trip through a lottery; and Ryan Crane, a beleaguered policeman who once saved John’s life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The goalposts change if, say, you randomly asked your friend to pick lottery numbers and you won $1 million.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
First there was Tyson moving into the Poseidon cabin, giggling to himself every fifteen seconds and saying, “Percy is my brother?” like he'd just won the lottery.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing lottery
Workshop 3, Part 1
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