luck of the draw
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That’s the luck of the draw, and it does not hurt you during your lifetime.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
And on Sunday afternoon, instead of receiving the good news that Johnson and Co. might have expected, the luck of the draw left Sparks representative Rickea Jackson gasping in disbelief instead of cheering in glee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2024
You get a lot of those hotels and houses, by luck of the draw, if you land on Park Place …
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2023
Due to the luck of the draw, the six leatherback nests found during the study fell on “Dory days,” so there wasn’t enough data for a direct comparison with human performance.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 13, 2023
“That’s just luck of the draw, I guess.”
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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