against all odds
idiom
: despite success being very unlikely
He was able to do it, against all odds.
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But happily, and against all odds, many of our go-to LGBTQ spaces are still standing—thriving, even.
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Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 11 July 2024
Sure, some storylines felt disjointed or even discarded at the last minute, and the joke-to-earnestness ratio sometimes skewed too far into sentimental territory, but against all odds, the show managed to maintain its reputation as the reigning crown jewel of network television.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 May 2024
Sources argue that demographic rarely gets captured in box office tracking and could, against all odds, turn out and boost opening weekend numbers.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 June 2024
But against all odds, the Crusaders produced a memorable performance to secure a deserved 2-0 Group F win against Portugal, thanks to a second-minute goal from Kvaratskhelia and a second-half penalty from Georges Mikautadze.
—Ben Church, CNN, 27 June 2024
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Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 11 July 2024
Sure, some storylines felt disjointed or even discarded at the last minute, and the joke-to-earnestness ratio sometimes skewed too far into sentimental territory, but against all odds, the show managed to maintain its reputation as the reigning crown jewel of network television.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 May 2024
Sources argue that demographic rarely gets captured in box office tracking and could, against all odds, turn out and boost opening weekend numbers.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 June 2024
But against all odds, the Crusaders produced a memorable performance to secure a deserved 2-0 Group F win against Portugal, thanks to a second-minute goal from Kvaratskhelia and a second-half penalty from Georges Mikautadze.
—Ben Church, CNN, 27 June 2024
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