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run of luck

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  1. Also, run of bad luck. A continued spell of good (or bad) fortune, as in The builder had a run of luck with day after day of good weather, or Nothing was going right; he was having a long run of bad luck. Originally used mainly in games of chance, this idiom was first recorded in 1782, but the use of run for a continued spell of something dates from the late 1600s.

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But he could still put an end to his opponent’s improbable run of luck.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024

He doesn’t really think the run of luck will last.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2021

Epstein acknowledges that this run of luck cannot be counted on again.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 24, 2017

Godolphin's dismal run of luck since the Dubai World Cup meeting continued when the Mahmood al-Zarooni-trained City Style injured himself when rearing in the stalls and had to be withdrawn.

From The Guardian • May 20, 2012

“I’m sorry, honey. I knew you’d get the bends. Think I’d tangled with a bull. But I was having such a run of luck it seemed like I ought to let it ride.”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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