chance on
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The trader thought he had a chance on July 2, when ADI Predictstreet showed he had clinched a ticket to a knockout-stage match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
And, despite having won the AL manager of the year award in 1997, it took two years for another team to take a chance on him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
That belief is patently untrue, but more difficult to measure if filmmakers and studios refuse to take a real chance on their caped crusadettes.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
Take a chance on some of these stocks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
I mean, it almost certainly wasn’t, but I couldn’t help but wonder why else he’d take this chance on me.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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