odds
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There are no betting odds adorning the scrolling scoreboard.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
A bet that it reopens by July 31 shifted to mostly “no” by late May; current odds are tilted in favor of a reopening by December.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
But like Ko Kaung, he's facing considerable odds: the military has been attempting to reinforce its positions around him too, some 400 soldiers headed his way.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer is in third place in the current ballot tally, and the odds of him overtaking Hilton appear increasingly unlikely.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The people on the short side of the subprime mortgage market had gambled with the odds in their favor.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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