lottery
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I have also seen the effect of replacing state test scores, grades and attendance as admission rubrics for middle school and high school with lottery numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Rather than continuing to accumulate young talent around their lone lottery picks, Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson, they decided they were ready to accelerate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
While some teenagers may mark their 18th birthdays by buying a lottery ticket or getting a first tattoo, Deon Radcliff Jr. had different priorities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
In a controversial book about Diana, he alleged the then-Prince Charles sounded like a "lottery winner" after the news.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Mexico’s lottery is in pesos, man. That’s all I was sayin’.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
You’ll also be automatically entered into any Paralympic ticket lotteries for when Paralympic sales begin in 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Other leagues have draft lotteries to diminish the incentive for being completely terrible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
What to know about dynamic pricing, lotteries and sale dates while trying to score seats.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
She said: "Encouragement from a writer of Hilary Mantel's stature is nothing short of transformative. It's like winning a thousand lotteries for debut writers."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
They kiss my cheeks and hold my hand and tell me how they won money in the kingdom's lotteries by betting on me to be named the favorite.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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