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Lottery

/lˈɑtəri/
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(noun) A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.

My mother prefers the arbitrary selection of the lottery machines over my lucky numbers.
If you were to win the lottery, what would you buy with the money?
CEFR Practice Quiz
He dreamed of winning the ____ and being able to travel around the world for the rest of his life.

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