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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Yet the impulse to affirm and express human connection survives, against all odds.
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Karen Parker Lears, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Rodgers, against all odds, led the Packers to victory at Super Bowl XLV.
—Ben Church, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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For a species living on the edge, these peculiar contributions from nature prove to be lifelines, sustaining their existence against all odds.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Karen Parker Lears, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Rodgers, against all odds, led the Packers to victory at Super Bowl XLV.
—Ben Church, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
TikTok is a technology company that miraculously succeeded against all odds in the U.S. and around the world.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
For a species living on the edge, these peculiar contributions from nature prove to be lifelines, sustaining their existence against all odds.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Against all odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/against%20all%20odds. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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