load the dice
idiom
informal
: to unfairly make one possible result more likely than another
We received information that would load the dice in favor of our arguments.
The dice were loaded against them but they still managed to win.
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Hayley Smith, meanwhile, wrote about what comes next for the Golden State, amid signs that La Niña — which tends to load the dice for drought conditions — could be in store.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
Don’t just accept that God plays dice with the universe—learn how to load the dice.
—Haomiao Huang, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2023
Warmer-than-usual conditions fueled by climate change essentially load the dice for extreme heat events, Dahl said.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 30 May 2022
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
Don’t just accept that God plays dice with the universe—learn how to load the dice.
—Haomiao Huang, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2023
Warmer-than-usual conditions fueled by climate change essentially load the dice for extreme heat events, Dahl said.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 30 May 2022
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