odds
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The odds are long that Franco will return to Major League Baseball any time soon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
To watch this happening is like stumbling upon a photo of someone you haven’t seen in a long time, tucked away in a box of odds and ends, and pressing it to your heart.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Sunderland defied all the odds and predictions with an outstanding season back in the Premier League under the calm, understated but very shrewd guidance of Regis le Bris.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
There is no vaccine or treatment for Bundibugyo, the Ebola strain behind the current epidemic, and the odds of surviving an infection are as low as 50%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Mr. Green grinned and let out a cheerful snort, which seemed at odds with his gruesome appearance.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing odds
"Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 5
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