one in a million
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"Preservation like this is truly one in a million," Cole added.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
“I’ve always been interested in your cases. I studied them in medical school. Only one in a million such mutations prove beneficial. You’re remarkable people.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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