odds
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The smiling group of eight at some point found themselves at odds with each other over their unifying prayer.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
The odds are overwhelmingly in favor of policymakers keeping the benchmark interest rate at the target range of 3.50% to 3.75% at the conclusion of the June 16-17 policy meeting.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Younger eggs, she said, would likely have improved her IVF odds, potentially shortening the years it took to have her children, and reducing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
So while the U.S. will move on, the odds of a long run through the knockout stage will improve dramatically if the team can win the group.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
If the old man wanted them, odds were good that he would find them.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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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