against all odds
idiom
: despite success being very unlikely
He was able to do it, against all odds.
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If, against all odds, Giddey develops into a real franchise player, but he’s compensated in the area of $20-25 million per year, extending that contract will prove overwhelmingly challenging, due to the league's 140% veteran extension limit.
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Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Starting in Season 1 in circa 1900s South Korea, the story has been told through the eyes of a remarkable matriarch, Sunja, who triumphs against all odds.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 July 2025
And then there’s Corenswet, who somehow, against all odds, takes an iconic figure well-etched into everyone’s memory and makes the character his own.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
In the days following missing camper Tiffany Slaton’s rescue from the Sierra National Forest, what began as a heartwarming tale of a woman surviving against all odds has been tinged by a chorus of online skeptics questioning the hiker and her family.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Starting in Season 1 in circa 1900s South Korea, the story has been told through the eyes of a remarkable matriarch, Sunja, who triumphs against all odds.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 July 2025
And then there’s Corenswet, who somehow, against all odds, takes an iconic figure well-etched into everyone’s memory and makes the character his own.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
In the days following missing camper Tiffany Slaton’s rescue from the Sierra National Forest, what began as a heartwarming tale of a woman surviving against all odds has been tinged by a chorus of online skeptics questioning the hiker and her family.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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“Against all odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/against%20all%20odds. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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