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lottery

[lot-uh-ree] / ˈlɒt ə ri /


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In 2025 New York City’s summer-jobs program—the nation’s largest—drew roughly 200,000 applications for about 100,000 slots, and rationed them by lottery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

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

The water supply worker had given the police officer CPR when he collapsed on a bus in April 2020, and netted the huge lottery prize shortly after.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Fans can register from now until midnight Sunday for lottery access to the Day 1 presale taking place Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The only people allowed inside the club tonight are the official Warcross players, the employees of Henka Games, and a smattering of Warcross fans who were picked by a lottery system to attend.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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