against all odds
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: despite success being very unlikely
He was able to do it, against all odds.
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At long last, and against all odds, he was bound for the NFL.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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—Max Gao, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Estevez, 62, played Gordon Bombay — an attorney–turned–unwilling peewee hockey coach who leads his team to victory against all odds — in the original film, released in 1992, as well as the two Mighty Ducks sequels, 1994’s D2: The Mighty Ducks and 1996’s D3: The Mighty Ducks.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The show, against all odds, was picked up for an additional 12 episodes.
—Max Gao, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Estevez, 62, played Gordon Bombay — an attorney–turned–unwilling peewee hockey coach who leads his team to victory against all odds — in the original film, released in 1992, as well as the two Mighty Ducks sequels, 1994’s D2: The Mighty Ducks and 1996’s D3: The Mighty Ducks.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
However, there are ways to build a stronger cyber defense against all odds.
—Amarandhar Kotha, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Against all odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/against%20all%20odds. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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