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as in predicaments
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a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
a wily dude who managed to get himself out of one jackpot after another
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Recent Examples of jackpots
Stories about staggering Powerball jackpots evoke images of family compounds, vacation homes, early retirement and vintage cars.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
The city had a thriving poker scene in the early two-thousands, with enormous jackpots exchanging hands in empty warehouses and office parks, and Pughsley quickly earned a reputation for being loud and cocky.
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Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
Ten Fantasy 5 tickets sold in California won a total of $1,412,474 in jackpots from Monday, June 15, to Sunday, June 21.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Over the course of five years, the casino has paid out over $1 billion in jackpots, created 1,300 jobs, paid over $650 million in taxes, and donated nearly $10 million to various charities, Schuffert said.
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Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
According to the lottery, only four tickets matched all six Mega Millions numbers in 2024 – the fewest jackpots won in a calendar year since the game began in 2002.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
Supermarket shoppers, one of whom got groceries in Pompano Beach, split one of Sunday’s Florida Lottery jackpots.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
January has proven to be a historically lucky month for Mega Millions players, with jackpots won in 19 of the past 23 Januaries since the game began in 2002.
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David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
In comparison, 2023 had 10 jackpots won, the most in a single year since a major matrix change to the game in 2013.
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Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
25 Dec. 2024
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
The city had a thriving poker scene in the early two-thousands, with enormous jackpots exchanging hands in empty warehouses and office parks, and Pughsley quickly earned a reputation for being loud and cocky.
—
Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
Ten Fantasy 5 tickets sold in California won a total of $1,412,474 in jackpots from Monday, June 15, to Sunday, June 21.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Over the course of five years, the casino has paid out over $1 billion in jackpots, created 1,300 jobs, paid over $650 million in taxes, and donated nearly $10 million to various charities, Schuffert said.
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Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
According to the lottery, only four tickets matched all six Mega Millions numbers in 2024 – the fewest jackpots won in a calendar year since the game began in 2002.
—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
Supermarket shoppers, one of whom got groceries in Pompano Beach, split one of Sunday’s Florida Lottery jackpots.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
January has proven to be a historically lucky month for Mega Millions players, with jackpots won in 19 of the past 23 Januaries since the game began in 2002.
—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
In comparison, 2023 had 10 jackpots won, the most in a single year since a major matrix change to the game in 2013.
—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
25 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackpots
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Rather than bridging shortfalls, both Seattle and Washington now face more difficult fiscal predicaments, Joblon said.
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The madman strategy is for not-crazy leaders caught in adverse predicaments.
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
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Longer gaps between disclosures could allow larger pools of uncertainty to accumulate beneath the surface, producing fewer but more severe repricing events when conditions finally become visible to markets.
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Those with the most pickles by weight will face off for the title of Baron of Bobbing.
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Layer the onions, 2 to 3 bacon pieces, and 2 to 3 pickles over the patty.
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Assuming the company meets the requirements, index-tracking funds and other product sponsors would begin purchasing shares after the market closes on July 6, with SpaceX officially joining the Nasdaq-100 before trading begins on July 7.
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But months later, Feldstein Soto’s office still hasn’t executed the contracts, frustrating tenants rights advocates and the nonprofits, which are struggling to pay their staff without the funds from the city.
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At the time, the metaphor seemed to work because of the particular dilemmas posed by Brexit.
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Readers learn not simply from facts but from context, uncertainty, leadership dilemmas and competing priorities.
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After shooting 1-over 71 on Saturday, James made bogey on his final two holes and finished Sunday’s final round at 3-over 73.
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On a building near where the shooting occurred, bullet holes were seen on its facade, including a crack in an apartment window.
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For millions of years between 350 and 280 million years ago (about 30 million years before the first dinosaurs), these croc-like animals ruled the rivers, swamps, and lakes of the ancient world.
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These many watering holes are reflective of the Lone Star state's varied geographic regions, from bald cypress swamps to mountainous desert lakes.
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“Jackpots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackpots. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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