lucky break
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Three years later, the entire Russell 2000 index got a lucky break.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
In drawing the moral to this experience, Graham wrote: “One lucky break, or one supremely shrewd decision — can we tell them apart? — may count for more than a lifetime of journeyman efforts.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
If projections of the unexpected tax windfall, which analysts attribute to stock market interest in artificial intelligence companies, bear out, the upswing could mark a lucky break for Newsom.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
A lucky break occurred, she told us, when a wealthy donor purchased a facility from a medical practice that had closed and donated it to the group.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
But Elizebeth and her team had a lucky break.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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