beat the odds
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: to succeed despite not having a good chance of succeeding
Most new restaurants fail, but this one somehow managed to beat the odds.
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The whole industry is fueled by filmmakers’ belief that their artwork will beat the odds, and those odds are becoming tougher.
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
The winner of the $1.2-billion lottery jackpot — a player who beat the odds by matching all six numbers drawn in the December Mega Millions — was named on Monday.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The Great Filter may lie behind us, meaning life on Earth already beat the odds in overcoming some catastrophe, allowing our civilization to develop.
—Rebecca Charbonneau, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2025
Three wild-card underdogs who beat the odds to get here.
—Adam Gretz, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
The winner of the $1.2-billion lottery jackpot — a player who beat the odds by matching all six numbers drawn in the December Mega Millions — was named on Monday.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The Great Filter may lie behind us, meaning life on Earth already beat the odds in overcoming some catastrophe, allowing our civilization to develop.
—Rebecca Charbonneau, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2025
Three wild-card underdogs who beat the odds to get here.
—Adam Gretz, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Beat the odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20the%20odds. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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