one in a million
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A Chicago aquarium overcame one in a million odds to raise a warty frogfish.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
“Even if one in a million objects is from an extraterrestrial origin, it could inform us that we are not alone and be the biggest scientific discovery in human history,” Loeb said.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025
Cahir, while one of just hundreds of people here with the condition, was described by Paul as "one in a million".
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
Sinese, 68, said the "one in a million" cancer originates in the spine and affects around 300 people in the US each year.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
“Well, she ended up getting brain cancer—the exact kind she was doing the study on. The probability of that was like one in a million or something. How’s that for a coincidence?”
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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