I was just saying, If there is a choice, dear God or whatever you are, here’s where the odds should be placed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The odds and ends clanked inside the box. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted more, some statement of the odds, even if it was just so I could reason against them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He hobbled over to the basket where he kept his odds and ends, and brought forth a piece of twine. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He’d take a lie down for a while, then go back to gathering some extra odds and ends that someone might need along his way. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Smoke?” he asked, his voice a deep baritone that was at odds with his slight stature. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A lesser mind would have accepted defeat, since the odds were stacked against me, but the best military leaders always find ways to eliminate obstacles. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But with things that are numbers, like height and weight, I could throw those into the equation if I wanted to calculate the odds of those kids having so much in common with us, and…. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Weighing if the odds will be in our favor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

If so, that didn't get to me either because my father and I have been at ideological odds for years. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bright and bubbly as ever, Effie Trinket trots to the podium and gives her signature, "Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I had to hope that my familiarity with the airport would turn the odds in my favor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

One advantage Spassky enjoyed, though, was a rule stipulation called “draw odds.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them portrayed her as a hardworking immigrant who had come in search of opportunity and had been overcome—temporarily, her supporters insisted—by the obstacles and the odds. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If he marries someone who has the gene, their kids will have the same odds as my kids. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Further searching revealed various odds and ends, a candle, a ball of string, some marbles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I cannot say this was an encouraging sign re: our odds of going public. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

What are the odds Quinton uses his email password for more than just his email? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Here we are, well into a new millennium, and against all odds, creaky old whom is still with us. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes against our will, sometimes against all odds, we go forward. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Miyax wondered what had happened to put them at odds with each other. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Against all odds, his men regained their confidence as the trenches of Petersburg receded into the distance. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Others would not come out and so they burned: small flame-feathered birds, the churning insects, and a few female baboons who had managed against all odds to carry their pregnancies through the drought. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Seattle papers gave the odds, narrowly, to Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Then why not more men? Why not double your odds?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If so, the Dregs’ odds of surviving this night had just dwindled to a knife’s point. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I’m not liking my odds of maintaining the high GPA to keep it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He snaps a photo on his phone, and fingers shaking, types out a tweet: Never tell me the odds. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

No matter the odds, we will fight with all our might until black men everywhere can point with pride to this Republic, standing dignified and defiant, an example of African nationalism.... Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

While it was a very difficult experience for me to be at odds with my family for all those months, I’m glad I went off on my own to figure things out for myself. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They felt they were helping at the execution of somebody whom they loved very much, for the odds were too heavy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll move up some of the odds and ends from the second bedroom,” I tell him. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Bev’s always been relentlessly optimistic, even in the face of dire odds. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The odds of winning the lottery were one in three hundred million. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Being at odds with the other arts was not the only aspect of the symphony that dislocated music from its time. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

There was a closet here, full of odds and ends, old chairs with broken backs, paint-spattered canvas sheeting. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But I decide to include it because anything that can start out floating around defenseless in the ocean that size—and then defeat the odds to grow into this powerful creature—has to mean business. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Of course, the odds that he would have been convicted of drug possession would have been extremely low if he were white. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The odds of sneaking by her twice in one night without getting nabbed were slim. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I turn, drawing back the arrow, although I know already that the odds are not in my favor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The odds are very good that I wasn’t exposed to anything. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you stopped and calculated the odds, there was no way to survive this. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Rumors surfaced that the series had been fixed, rumors that gained credence when just before the first game, the betting odds that had overwhelmingly favored the White Sox dropped to even. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I had better odds for survival in the boneyard, he thought. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the same, I was overcome with a strange sadness, at odds with the relief I had expected to feel, now that the threat which had hung over me for so long was removed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a little...brief,” Jessie said as she sifted through a box of odds and ends she had picked up over the years. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

If the race-fixing conspirators could stop Seabiscuit, they could take advantage of the other horses’ long odds, cash in huge bets, and disappear. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran upstairs at top speed, hoping I would be in time but knowing that the odds were stacked against me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

To go out battling against massive odds before, inevitably, being killed, just like her mother had. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

His legs were already spindly and his taut, distended belly, like his tiny mother’s goiter, was completely at odds with the rest of his thin, narrow body and alert face. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It helped define their ability to change their lives and shaped their odds of getting better. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Matt supposed the last line was mean, but he was fighting against impossible odds. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a terrific nurse: against odds and expectations, he nurses back to health a man who’d been terribly burnt in a gas explosion. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The platform was teeming with people dressed for the World’s Fair, a riot of bright colors at odds with the surrounding cityscape. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“So are the odds of survival if we do crash,” Uriah mutters, but he’s grinning. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m not!” said Filch, a statement at complete odds with the glee on his face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“So the Lakota leaders, like Spotted Tail, knew the odds were against us. It was like one cricket trying to fight off a thousand hungry ants.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He’s right. 7TH juror: The odds are a million to one. 8TH JUROR: It’s possible. 4TH JUROR: But not very probable. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

What are the odds that my orthodontist uses fluoride the same color as the latest swastika? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Even so, considering the legion of fierce fairies surrounding her, Kendra liked her odds. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He put the odds that this committee would pass on the legislation for a vote by the full house at “zero.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

To deny the individual agency of those caught up in the system—their capacity to overcome seemingly impossible odds—would be to deny an essential element of their humanity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And if the People were actually related to humans, as another theory had it, odds are that the Emerald Isle was where it started. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Nothing made him happier than seeing a patient beating all odds to make a recovery. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It may even be that those factors play a very subtle and complex role in increasing the odds of something happening to him in the next seventy-two hours. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we could change those odds,” Levi offers. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His odds are better if he does not bolt. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Six to one—pretty good odds even for the great Gilly Hopkins. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Catching her after that. Do the odds swing back in the police’s favor?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Luck was with me, or maybe it was just good odds. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Such fire! I do admire the Negros ability to continue fighting even in the face of overwhelming odds.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Will you look at that! Our youngest champion is quickest to get his egg! Well, this is going to shorten the odds on Mr. Potter!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The odds of landing in the back of a police cruiser, on the other hand, were much better. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, this fraternity of men worked diligently against all setbacks and odds to create a film respectfully representative of their brother, now gone—the man who, in their eyes, America had betrayed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, they never, ever give up, no matter what the odds are against them. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like their forbears, they do their best to survive, even thrive—against all odds. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

So Jesse slogged on, still holding off on a final decision, understanding the long odds. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But suddenly I am thinking of Gale and his forty-two names in that big glass ball and how the odds are not in his favor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I thought maybe, since he was the mayor . “I don’t think being the mayor of Twelve put the odds in his favor,” says Thom. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They were paying their respect to whatever it was that made him be a doctor in the first place, when the odds were that he’d be a yardman all of his life. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath it runs a scrolling list of betting odds against the two teams. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I presumed nothing, but I felt good about the odds. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Devi looked up at the ceiling, as if calculating odds in her head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Shock therapy” was obviously at odds with genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She said, “Boys, why you always got to be at odds? One fast, one slow. One say east, t’other say west. Stop all that foolishness.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They would never get him to Winterfell, he would have given odds on that. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

That meant his odds of surviving this were over 50%, but not by much. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Although, frankly, I think the odds are slightly in your favor at hand fighting.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They studied all the papers and odds and ends. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Dad knew all about statistics, and he explained how the casinos stacked the odds against the slot players. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

If a pack of wild dogs were to appear at this moment, the odds of scaling a tree before they attacked are not in my favor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The odds had been entirely in her favor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“They say the odds are eighty percent that without GPS on that boat you should have died at sea,” he said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flora felt cheered up all of a sudden, just thinking about eating seal blubber and doing impossible things, surviving when the odds were against her and her squirrel. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

One day, I hope, her immense contribution to Western music and the courage of her determination to pursue music at the highest level against all odds will be properly recognised. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

If it weren’t for the great Scottish missionary David Livingstone, the Yao and Chewa might still be at odds today. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

She was going to have to do a lot of penance, but she’d helped even the odds a bit in the Dregs’ favor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She was just a comfort when everybody else in the family seemed at odds. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not great odds, but Frank had to keep the bulk of herd focused on him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Totally at odds with our culture, we wanted nothing less than to make anew; and, for our examples, we looked toward Russia, Germany, and France. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I thought I’d been wrong, that the odds had been too high, that maybe my mother had been right this whole time and I had made the whole thing up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It’s a way to calculate the best time to do something, to figure out the best odds. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Compare these odds with those for a timber cutter, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics calls the most dangerous job in the United States. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It was a Lucky Bill cigar box and inside were papers and odds and ends. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

What are the odds that the first boy, so deftly primed for success, will somehow fail? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

To see if he could beat the odds? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Because Pisces are always at odds with themselves. They’re never quite sure what to do. No self-confidence. Overly sensitive.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“But she knows you have the best odds of winning. Keris gains much if she backs the right Aspirant. And loses much if she backs the wrong one.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Probably not the same boy. Lots of boys in the world, what’re the odds it was the one he was looking for? Out the back door as soon as my back was turned, I’ll bet.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

They seemed to be nearly always at odds. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The discussion of experience/experiment claims that the English vocabulary fosters empiricism, while the French vocabulary is at odds with it; this would also seem to be true in this case. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was no need to talk, because we were thinking the same things: about Morty Phillips and the way luck worked and didn’t work and how it was impossible to calculate the odds. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same instant this thought hit him, he realized the odds were much better than even that the gunman across the valley was not alone. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was also at odds with the facts, and with Oppenheimer’s own judgment as he relayed it a few years later to Lawrence’s biographer, Flerbert Childs. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“What are the odds that we’d both be so anxious all the time?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I am still nervous that I will become him, even now, standing at odds with him with my mother at my side, like I always dreamed I would when I was a child. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Numbers had always been his allies—odds, margins, the art of the wager. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They were shouting—numbers, bets, odds—and laughing uproariously. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s too bad, for there is no time to make other things, and I don’t want to fill up with odds and ends. The table was just complete then. Now it’s spoiled.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

So why was it at odds with my head? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then these groups were given differing levels of rights and privileges in order to keep them at odds. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The odds were, this world’s Natalie was somewhere in the crowd. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

"He didn’t think the odds applied to him. We were always trying to pull him back from the edge." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those are better odds than I expected,” June observes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t his father, but he’d learned enough from him to know the odds were bad when he first saw her and were getting worse with each minute that passed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It’s hard for a man to stand and watch an old hound fight against such odds, especially if that man has memories in his heart like I had in mine. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others were still punching and kicking Alec, but the former soldier refused to give in, struggling to fight back despite his odds. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a fig tree and told Ishmael she’d planted it more years ago than she could remember; against all odds it had taken hold and produced enormous quantities of sweet figs. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She tried to read his face but was met by a look that was indecipherable: the cheerful, cretinous grin at odds with the narrow, half-desperate look in his eyes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

They seem to be at odds right now over me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He’s behind the cookhouse loading a wheelbarrow with the odds and ends he’s managed to beg off the cookhouse crew. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A man at the bar told Ellsberg that when his trial began, local bookmakers had set the odds at four-to-one in favor of the prosecution. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I only went because a friend of mine had recently died of his long illness and I was feeling at loose odds and ends. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They call me the Roach,” he says, his voice melodious, completely at odds with his face. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Their blood and their ways had kept them at odds, and yet for all this, we were happy. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thank the civil population for their steadfastness and courage in the face of overwhelming odds and starvation. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

You knew she would fight, no matter the odds, no matter how hopeless it all got. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was hard to imagine Willow Chance in such a setting, but maybe she would defy the odds. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And as they flipped through the wide sheets of newsprint, kids kept finding all the other odds and ends that fill up a big city newspaper. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Shin and Park were unaware of Kim Yong’s escape, and they had no way to gauge the odds of getting out of Camp 14 or of finding safe passage to China. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“What are the odds that some previously undetected someone will stumble into that very isolated spot, during the precise fraction of a second it will take to push him over?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And what were the odds of being rescued for a second time by the same stranger? Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Like he was running the odds of his next move. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Roy was a practical boy; he knew the odds were overwhelmingly against him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although we are by all odds the most social of all social animals—more interdependent, more attached to each other, more inseparable in our behavior than bees—we do not often feel our conjoined intelligence. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In everyday life such odds are called compelling. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he and I were an item, it would improve the odds of his committing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At least, I figured, with five players instead of four, my odds were 5 percent better of not receiving the consequence. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The odds of leaving Auschwitz alive were almost zero. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

In the time it took Knighthood to walk to the post, his betting odds plunged. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But skepticism didn’t bother him, the same way long odds didn’t seem to bother him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If indicted murderers have a hard time getting meaningful representation, what are the odds that small-time drug dealers find themselves represented by a zealous advocate? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The odds of sneaking by her twice in one night without getting nabbed were slim. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Any attempt to take decisive action against slavery in 1790, given all these considerations, confronted great, perhaps impossible, odds. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

And now no one was betting against Ellsberg at any odds. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“An impossible job, near certain death, terrible odds, but should we scrape it...” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Delia patted her hip, and for the first time, I saw that she had a sort of tool belt full of odds and ends wrapped around her waist. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

One of the announcers actually gets teary because it seems the odds will never be in our favor, we star-crossed lovers of District 12. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see that it makes much difference. They’ll still be one hundred percent as stupid as usual, so I figure my odds will be roughly the same.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it happens too frequently to just be about odds. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, these two objectives were directly at odds with each other, and Galileo’s success at the second undermined his rather half-hearted efforts at the first. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I am as much his creature as you are. We ought not be at odds.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In spite of a million-to-one odds, it was at that precise moment that the figure bent low to the earth. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Though the odds still appeared against us, Linus had not yet won his Nobel. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We should end by acknowledging that we have the scientific knowledge we have against all the odds. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“One Midwestern and one New York journalist coming to Biafra, and we’re both named Charles. What were the odds?” the plump one said, laughing, after they introduced themselves. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Inside the suitcase was an impressive stash of odds and ends. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

But eventually her wild antics brought her at odds with the WCTU, which had been providing her with financial and legal help. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

A fearless astronaut who beat all the odds, right? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the odds Archie had set up with the raffle tickets. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wood said they fought every step of the way against odds until finally they were surrounded by the cavalry under General Miles and the large part of them wiped out. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was beautiful about it was that you knew that against all the odds some of the carp made it back and raised their families, because every year the drama was repeated. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Picture me however you want to picture me. Because odds are, that’ll be more true than any of the bodies you see me in.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Though odds were that he and Alec would find a portable phone or workpad somewhere in the wreckage—and if they got lucky it wouldn’t be broken. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Games of chance. Two to one. Bad odds. Call or fold.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I think about all the women artists throughout history who managed to paint despite the odds against them. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He caught glimpses of ropes and chains and other odds and ends as Minho’s flashlight crisscrossed the closet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“It can’t be him. That would be too weird. Like, what are the odds?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The views of the philosophers and mathematicians, although they were sharply at odds with each other, corresponded satisfactorily to daily experience, or at least so they believed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“She says that coming from China, the odds of the baby’s family trying to regain custody are almost nil.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’m ninety percent sure the odds are in my favor. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Unlike Burr’s distinguished bloodline, which gave his aristocratic bearing its roots and biological rationale, Hamilton’s more dashing and consistently audacious style developed as a willful personal wager against the odds of his impoverished origins. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

What are the odds, is the room bugged, who’s waiting just outside the door? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you analyze the odds of being given away at birth and then losing another full set of legal guardians 147 months and 7 days later, I'm right on the edge of the graph. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The final odds lit up the board, and Howard burst out laughing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cheryl went to college despite all of the odds against her and she graduated with honors. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Alex was weighing the odds between them when his thoughts were interrupted by a man and woman walking out of the Olde Amsterdam Tavern. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

From his series of computer perches, Jesse had grown up at odds with the conventional educational system. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘They require our help with their quest, even if the odds are hopeless.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“What are the odds that you would end up here at this park and find your doppelganger?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The longer I waited, the greater the odds that Lange would discover my betrayal. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Against all odds he had got them two does: and now he was bringing their luck back to the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if you were black, the overwhelming odds were that you weren’t going to get one. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Wild accusations were flying around, including one published charge that Smith was deliberately working the horse slowly in order to get long odds in the race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We can still die on the bus, yeah, but the odds of the bus being completely totaled and killing us while leaving everyone else severely injured seem pretty low. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She was fourteen again, instead of twenty-four, and against all odds we were becoming friends. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The odds against getting hit twice by anything as wild as a tornado were huge, and there was nothing they could do anyway, except just hope that it would miss them. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I find knives and forks in the odds-’n’- ends bin and glue them so it looks like they are attacking the bones. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Against all odds, she nurtured a precious family bonded by an intense love. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

One December afternoon Paul Helm was pruning the patch of floral odds and ends that had entitled Bonnie Clutter to membership in the Garden City Garden Club. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would take some ridiculous odds to bring us full circle like that. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

They studied all the papers and odds and ends. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Arms and elbows at odds, with fingers fanned, Chris tried to rearrange the words in some grammatical, if not logical, order. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like the odds because it was dark on the water and the dinghy was slow. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

No, the odds are not in my favor today. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The green light of the forest was strangely at odds with the adolescent laughter, too murky and ominous to be in harmony with the light banter around me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I thought the odds were better of me getting a “Best Camper” award from Tantalus. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We knew the odds of either team succeeding were small. As a gambler, I hope you can understand.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He did not care to know the odds of a basset hound developing swayback, or by what process part of an earthworm could make itself whole. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the van Daans arrive, we’ll be able to build cupboards and other odds and ends out of the wood piled in the attic. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Given the odds, “my staff refused to do anything more with it. They said it isn’t worth working on; there isn’t enough material. We can’t do anything with it.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But the odds against us were too great for such weakness. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he gets it at all, he will have defied the odds. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The odds sheets showed he would pay thirty-five to one. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had taken the odds three to one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet their loyalty to Hall was such that the two men ignored the overwhelming odds and set out toward the South Summit as fast as they could climb. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“What are the odds the dude is rocking a mullet?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The odds would be with me, for I would be appealing to men bound by common ideals to judge with pity and understanding one of their brothers who erred and fell in struggle. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But nothing, Captain. I’m counting down the seconds until daylight here, and I don’t like our odds if we have to exit at high noon.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

"When we're ready I'll carry it-" Piggy sought in his mind for words to convey his passionate willingness to carry the conch against all odds. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But since the odds are still against either of us surviving, I manage to ignore the thought. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

If this didn’t tip the odds against me I didn’t know what would. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When you had to face terrible odds, whatever form they came in. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

In both instances his posture of public probity—slavery should be ended and political parties were evil agents that corrupted republican values—was at odds with his personal behavior and political interest. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then, still glancing round the room with a preoccupied look, he added absent-mindedly: “It makes no odds about my quarrel, but they did ill to force it on you.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

X stared at the page for several minutes, trying, against heavy odds, not to be taken in. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And at this point Wittgensteinian history of science places itself directly at odds with Galileo’s own account of what he is actually doing, and history of science is in a direct conflict with science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I sat a few feet away, entranced, close enough to hear the angry low-pitched buzzing of his wings, so at odds with his jewel-like appearance and jaunty attitude. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Finch: What are the odds of them forgiving and forgetting? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Better to study the odds and take the probable shot. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

All my life those instincts had been instructing me in this single doctrine—that the odds are better if you rely only on yourself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Despite the obstacles and unbelievable odds, I had accomplished what I set out to do with my saber, and it was the sweetest feeling of satisfaction I’d ever had. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Against the odds, and for reasons I don’t even understand. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My odds of living through this are way higher now. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being from District 4, he was a Career, so the odds were already in his favor, but what no trainer could claim to have given him was his extraordinary beauty. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Meaning everyone knows you can’t keep away from a fight or a wager, no matter the odds.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“That we tour London’s loops and hope to find someone still at home? And what would you say the odds are that the corrupted, who are looking for us, would leave all those loops unguarded?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The idiom brings to mind the menacing gape of a predator, reinforcing our gratitude for being alive: to come into existence we narrowly escaped a mortal threat, namely the high odds against it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her long nose sat at odds with her round face. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He filled the bag with odds and ends of clothing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Not only was her voice robotic; she was also saying things that she never would have said before, expressing sentiments that seemed to be at odds with the mother Flora had always known. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

She knew the odds that she would be selected were small—but what else was there to do? Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Laila marveled at her daughter’s manner of speech, her cadence and rhythm, her thoughtful pauses and intonations, so adult, so at odds with the immature body that housed the voice. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Everyone is one in 3 billion at the moment, which describes the odds. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how desperate the odds, it gave her a direction to head and a reason for going there. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I wonder if everyone who shares a house sooner or later ends up at odds with their fellow residents. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He was living the great paradox of the early American republic: What was politically essential for the survival of the infant nation was ideologically at odds with what it claimed to stand for. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Especially in the mornings, when the odds of finding someone else up there were slim. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She takes my papers, looks them over, then says, “Doing the odds seems reasonable.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

What are the odds that the second boy, with the added handicap of racial discrimination, will turn out to lead a productive life? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Which made any upright, true blue Milagro citizen, knowing the odds in favor of the early Death of the Fruit Tree Blossoms, just about vomit. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had exhausted the list, odds as well as evens. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if we had not been at odds, we would scarcely have spoken: we were too tired. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

In my journal, trying to further justify my stance, I wrote, “Clearly, the odds are against it.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The odds were that they would not find Thlayli at all, for there would be no trail and they did not know where to search for him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The odds, as I have said, are against such an event happening in historical times. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The odds, however, were against any real revelation then. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The odds against it must be something like a hundred to one. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

An extra income would help keep the household above water and improve the odds that Dorothy’s sister might be able to follow her path to college. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Now she had seen him walk across the room, the other possibility, that he could have been killed, seemed outlandish, against all the odds. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The reason for this is simple: there was an established body of astronomical theory, and what was seen with the telescope was at odds with it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We are alive against the stupendous odds of genetics, infinitely outnumbered by all the alternates who might, except for luck, be in our places. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Two Deckers on one bus? Do you have a death wish? Mateo, those odds are insane. That thing could topple over.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

A surging sweep of many odds and ends came together and formed an attitude, a perspective. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that we were at odds—I didn’t like how intensely she was making me feel like a disposable rag, to be picked up, used, and thrown away whenever she felt like it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It seems to me to be at odds with a number of passages in which Wittgenstein expresses a quite different view of science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Against all odds and after countless interviews with UN personnel, she learned that she and her boys had been accepted for resettlement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But her beauty often seems at odds with her piety. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The odds of avoiding arrest and successfully crossing to China seem to change from season to season. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

If no one sponsors me, my odds of staying alive decrease to almost zero. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Every little girl needs a skipping rope,” he said with a smile as he replaced the odds and ends and hauled the junk box out back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dogs made it home against crazy odds all the time. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered how anyone could give himself so selflessly to a forsaken land, refusing to be defeated by the considerable odds against him. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I knew the odds were low that we would block the execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His voice was so much at odds with his feminine appearance that I could not help snickering. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“There’d be some long odds against me,” he said, his mouth half full. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The walls were covered with knickknacks and baubles, keepsakes and trinkets that mounted up the beams to the corners of the ceiling, all crammed together in a chaotic jumble of odds and ends. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Thornton’s doubt was strong in his face, but his fighting spirit was aroused—the fighting spirit that soars above odds, fails to recognize the impossible, and is deaf to all save the clamor for battle. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

It really bothered Emma that she couldn’t calculate the odds, because of not knowing all the possible names in the world. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In nearly every one are tales of academic success against tremendous odds: a battered wife or a combat veteran or a laid-off worker on the way to a better life. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But at the same time, I couldn’t bear to watch my mother kill herself as she struggled against impossible odds to keep the family alive. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The odds were the down side to my undefeated rank. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If she’d had a million dollars to bet on the odds of each answer, she would have put it all on a or b. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The odds against someone watching from one of the other Baron houses seemed too astronomical to worry about. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

All eyes are fixed on people like Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey, who have defied the odds and risen to power, fame, and fortune. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was a jumble of Chinese odds and ends. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was surprised by this exegesis, which was at odds with what I knew to be Henry’s frequent and—by my standards of reckoning—extravagant generosity. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And Frank was the perfect coach, weighing up the odds, asking if I fancied my chances, and telling me to go for it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I survey my interior as a general does a map, dispassionately, calculating the odds. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished that he were walking through the streets with her just as they were doing now, but openly and without fear, talking of trivialities and buying odds and ends for the household. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Dad was a gambler and understood the odds the doctors gave him. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

That gave him courage, no matter how bad the odds were. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The odds would change back and forth all night and they fed the negro rum and lighted cigarettes for him. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t doubt it,” he snapped, reshelving the magazines with elegant, careful movements at odds with his harsh words. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

So he had jumped, thoroughly convinced that all the odds were in his favor. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

What were the odds that the people running this school would actually bestir themselves to make room for Jesse? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also knew that the longer Boobie stayed in a foster home, the greater the odds were of his ultimately landing in a juvenile detention center, or on the streets, or in prison. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hadn’t he come to terms with the fact that their odds of not catching the disease were almost zero? The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He had drawn the red cotton curtains against the bright, cloudy sky, which gave the room a fiery glow at odds with the rest of the airy, light cottage. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was full of odds and ends he thought would come in handy for an adventure—rubber bands, a compass, granola bars, coins, a squirt gun, a magnifying glass, plastic handcuffs, string, a whistle. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

What Gilbert had aspired to do, Galileo had actually done: he had announced discoveries which were entirely at odds with the established philosophy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Xaro's flowery protestations of passion amused her, but his manner was at odds with his words. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The odds were so low on Schmeling that few wanted to risk their cash, and no one wanted to be caught betting on a black American. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The odds were as high as a hundred to one that he’d win. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew Mr. Lemoncello was about to congratulate him for defying the odds and winning the game. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The odds are that they won’t see each other for another few years, but I can ask for nothing more than this. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The odds are, however, that he’s beaten me to it already. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Despite society’s misconceptions about my abilities as an African-American Muslim woman who wears hijab, I defied the odds. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They themselves did know the score, and they knew that the odds were in their favor, And, really, I knew it, too. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

We tell rags-to-riches stories because we find something captivating in the idea of a lone hero battling overwhelming odds. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed this was a place where odds and ends were kept too; every few feet, her toe stubbed against an old broom or mop, a broken chair long since forgotten. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Two minutes before, they had been in league and now they were at odds—childhood revisited indeed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

My father appreciated Barack instantly, but still didn’t like his odds. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If an experiment produces a result which is at odds with the theory then something is wrong; but you cannot simply say that the theory is wrong. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Her pink T-shirt showed cleavage, a little at odds with the print skirt and sandals she wore on her lower half. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

What are the odds we were both supposed to be there, but now neither one of us is going? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“The odds,” he told a reporter, “are in favor of my spending a long time in prison.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Not the kind of odds I’m looking for.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Many had lists of the daily hit numbers going back for years; they figured reappearance odds, and used other systems. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men in his legions worshipped him not only for his courage and cunning but for his uncanny ability to evade death even when facing appalling odds. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

At odds with his parents, he spent many nights on Reggie’s floor, sometimes passed out from too much drinking. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was a dreamlike quality to them; they were too vivid, too at odds with their surroundings. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was now at odds with his own executive, which was mainly populated with intellectuals. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It always causes a lot of excitement and generates talk about how the odds are not in that family’s favor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Worse odds, less hope, and ultimately more dead kids. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

For Shay, the perfect age for turning, the odds were even worse. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But that desire was fundamentally at odds with the incremental pace and the serendipity of basic science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The odds were ten to one, twenty to one. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was always talking about fate and odds and the wheel of fortune. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s scowling, slightly brutish face was somehow at odds with his magnificent, sweeping robes, which were embroidered with much gold thread. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

On ambush, or other night missions, they carried peculiar little odds and ends. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the fairy lanterns at your window, odds are that nothing will come near this part of the house. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

America is the country where a skinny kid with a funny name can defeat the odds and become president. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He does, against all odds, really like this person. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My odds, as the smallest initiate, as the only Abnegation transfer, are not good. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

His best odds are at night or in fog, when Enrique can see immigration agents’ flashlights but they cannot see him. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

"And may the odds --" He tosses a berry in a high arc toward me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Did Edison, Ford, and Rockefeller have to struggle against such odds? A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you must, when you are calculating the odds of the mouses success, factor in his love for the princess. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

My parents were packing odds and ends in the house, and Robin was with them. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Reaching the top of Everest is supposed to trigger a surge of intense elation; against long odds, after all, I had just attained a goal I’d coveted since childhood. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

King Loft men, who also knew tile odds, spent the night dancing, drinking, dicing and telling each other dirty stories. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like the odds of three against several dozen. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Here and there she went, removing odds and ends. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted a way out of the memory, so I tried to help, asking, “Can you show me odds like that?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

To get all nine of us, plus our clothes and the odds and ends of furniture we’d accumulated, from Owens Valley 225 miles south to Long Beach, Papa had to make the trip three times. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t quite tell, but he decided that the odds were pretty good that she hadn’t left the world this very afternoon. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

And religion—whether you believe in God or Yahweh or Allah or something else, odds are that at heart you want the same things. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

They can try to forecast the odds, but they can’t guarantee them. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I chose macrame because I’m the only guy with twenty semihot girls, which I thought was pretty good odds for me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Although I knew the odds were against us, Mr. Dill's severe disabilities had made me privately hopeful that maybe a judge would be concerned and at least let us present additional evidence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like my odds against him and that huge club. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not always a skeptic, but the odds of them telling the truth are practically nonexistent. I mean, that’s like saying Tim could be your brother.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They had played together for two years, and they had worked to make sure the Under Fifteens could continue, against the odds. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I’m only in pre-algebra, but I’m pretty sure the odds of that have got to be crazy high. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Even if Linus was somewhere near the right structure, the odds seemed against his getting near the secret of gene replication. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Because I lived in a one-car family with two working parents, the odds were usually better at the Jacksons' house, where Mrs. Jackson had both a wood-paneled station wagon and a little sports car. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Today, it is hard for us to grasp the enormous numerical odds against which the Spaniards’ military equipment prevailed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He would not like my being at odds with even the least of the princes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The assassin understood that the odds of escape were against him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As in the chapters on coincidence and pseudoscience, we see that the desire to filter and emphasize information is at odds with the desire to obtain a random sample. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there had been something else underlying their words—something else that had them at odds. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He’s a professional gambler; he has all the cards and the odds stacked on his side, and he has always dealt to our people from the bottom of the deck. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she always ended up in the big tent, her eyes trained on Jacques-Paul as he defied the odds, grabbing through thin air at nothing, finding temporary safety in the bar at the last minute. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Against all odds, I found a nurse for our ship's doctor, Dr. Richter. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The odds of dying were excellent, but he had to try. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

During the rout Martin fought a great battle against overwhelming odds. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

However noble your intentions may be, I find it at odds with your investment interests. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Employers openly discriminated against Irish and Jewish women with math degrees; the odds of a black woman encountering work in the field hovered near zero. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

When we consider the advantages that Spaniards derived from horses, steel weapons, and armor against foot soldiers without metal, it should no longer surprise us that Spaniards consistently won battles against enormous odds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Or compare the crack dealer’s odds to those of a death-row inmate in Texas, which executes more prisoners than any other state. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

If someone had gotten shot in Oakland, odds were that somebody at Oakland High School would be connected, affected, or implicated. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Researchers have often described the Yanomamo as "fierce," aggressive sorts whose small villages are constantly at violent odds with one another. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Against the odds and contrary to their expectation when they first walked through the doors at Langley, the women of West Computing had managed to turn their wartime service into lasting and meaningful careers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The odds were tremendously against the ball carrier, so that Phineas was driven to exceed himself practically every day when he carried the ball. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like when Gale and I used to imitate Effie Trinket’s “May the odds be ever in your favor!” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

When I started researching her story, I had one question: How did she have the courage to stand up for the working poor against such huge and deadly odds? Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Of course, the odds have not been very dependable of late. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

What are the odds he hasn't heard weird stuff at home? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Strayer knew well the long odds something like this would pass through Utah’s house. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Alexis, 24, is a street vendor who sells odds and ends from a table in Old Havana. In Cuba, Patching Together 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z

Those odds are about as fair as any Fox News liberal figure can expect. On Fox News' "The Five," Jessica Tarlov is redefining the image of the sacrificial liberal 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z

Those pit stops help explain why the more luxurious a dish sounds, the better your odds are of wanting to finish it. Pinea review: New W Hotel restaurant needs tastes you can count on 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

Which is very at odds with a vocal, in-power conservative political culture obsessed with bringing America back to this idea of Christian, white predominance. Kavanaugh, Kanye, Beyoncé, ‘Black Panther’: Washington on Pop Culture in 2018 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z

Slow-motion footage and piano tinkling are not enough on their own to create drama, and worse, the somber narrative tone is at odds with the tense joy created by the interactive play. ‘Watch Dogs,’ an Adventure Game From Ubisoft 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

We were optimistic about our chances for adoption, although the odds were slim. Motherlode Blog: In Japan, Seeking a Father-in-Law’s Permission to Adopt 2013-07-09T13:28:44Z

The odds of getting on “Saturday Night Live” are zero. The God of ‘SNL’ Will See You Now 2013-08-22T11:53:25Z

The odds are against you because you’ll be paying too much money for the horse’s talent level. How to Turn a Profit on Preakness Bets 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

The United States and Turkey are also at odds over the Syrian conflict and other issues. Explainer: What is at stake with Turkey's Russian air defense deal? 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z

In a jailhouse interview with Say Cheese TV, Tay-K put his odds at being released around 65 percent. Tay-K Was a 17-Year-Old ‘Violent Fugitive.’ Then His Song Went Viral. 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

That opacity has been at odds with France’s growing reckoning with its colonial legacy, which has shaken many of its cultural institutions. A Paris Museum Has 18,000 Skulls. It’s Reluctant to Say Whose. 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z

In 2008, Barack Obama introduced his vice presidential pick as “still that scrappy kid from Scranton who beat the odds,” when that kid was 65. Scranton became shorthand for the past. Its reality is far more complicated. 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

At the Grammys, maturity is rewarded, and often demanded, putting it at direct odds with a music business that continues to valorize youth. At the Grammys, the Young Succeed Most When They Seem Old 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z

For children from more privileged families, Selingo is right: From the odds of graduating to earnings in adulthood, college selectivity does not matter much. A Separate and Unequal System of College Admissions 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z

Fans and journalists wasted no time debating the odds. Kanye West for President in 2020? His V.M.A. Speech Delights Fans 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z

For someone like “Seinfeld’s” George, constantly at odds with the cruelty of fate, the universe seemed to nastily avenge itself upon his bald head. Breaking bald 2012-07-24T18:30:00Z

But odds are they won’t…for the simple reason that they’re too young for it to matter to their political identity,” he writes. Bill, Hillary and the women: Should millennials care about Bill Clinton’s sex scandals? 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z

She learns to make book and handle money, to balance figures in her head and read the odds on dozens of sporting events at once. Movie Review: ‘Lay the Favorite,’ Directed by Stephen Frears 2012-12-07T00:55:30Z

At the moment, there are only eight residents in Devil’s Run, which slims our sighting odds. White whiskers and wonky hips: A retirement home for Tasmanian devils 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

For many, the general distaste for the reality TV star could be chalked up to the candidate’s virulent xenophobia, Islamophobia, and misogyny – all ideas that are at odds with the Bay Area’s prevailing social liberalism. Sexless in Silicon Valley: why nobody's getting laid in America's tech hub 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

You’ll see the latest odds at each stall scribbled on a chalkboard next to the horse’s name. In Transit: Where the Horses Race and Mumbaikars Bet 2011-01-07T11:00:10Z

“Feminism that prioritizes the individual will always, at its core, be at odds with a feminism that prioritizes the collective,” she writes in her essay on scammers. Jia Tolentino on the ‘Unlivable Hell’ of the Web and Other Millennial Conundrums 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z

But considering other vulnerabilities around the world, the odds are that even a moderate El Niño will make already dire socio-economic conditions in some countries worse. What this year’s El Niño means for wheat and global food supply 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z

Jarvis makes a sincere move toward earning back Carter’s trust in “The Iron Ceiling” but is rebuffed, and Carter returns to the SSR determined to force her fellow agents to respect her against all odds. 'Agent Carter' Episode 5 Review: 'The Iron Ceiling' 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

Pretending that Christmas has been, or should be, separate from the American capitalist system is both foolhardy and at odds with American history. The real history of the “war on Christmas” 2013-12-24T12:45:00Z

In an inspired, if awkward, Freudian twist, the two Lokis fall for each other and team up to dismantle the T.V.A. before eventually finding themselves at odds. Is ‘Loki’ a True Marvel Variant? Or Just a Fun Experiment? 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

As a woman you feel a kinship with the idea that love has trumped the odds despite the differences in background. Royal wedding fever hits some in UK Caribbean 2011-04-27T08:16:04Z

"The odds of meeting an official like him are one in 500," Zhou said. China documentary directors say they enjoy freedom 2011-07-02T13:16:05Z

The odds of winning any prize, including one as small as $4, are about one in 25, it said. Powerball jackpot grows to $535 million, fifth largest ever 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z

Published in America in March and just out in Britain, it is, against all odds, the talk of the season. Friend in need 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

Boosters should decrease a vaccinated person’s odds of becoming infected with multiple variants. What Happens If You Test Positive While Traveling? 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

With all odds seemingly against him, Dusty trains with veteran naval plane Skipper and qualifies for the race. Disney's animated adventure 'Planes' enters tailwind of 'Cars' 2013-08-09T20:04:11Z

Filled with all kinds of battles and throwdowns — including a very action-movie style Old West massacre — the humans and the artificially intelligent hosts find themselves at odds with another and the park. 8 Key Reveals From Westworld’s Sixth Episode 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z

The grit and perseverance that women like Sonja and Queen taught me at a young age remains as well — lessons perhaps rendered more poignant by a fuller picture of the odds stacked against them. Comedy Undercut ‘The Life.’ Billy Porter Looks for Its Humanity. 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z

Denzel Washington gets strapped and steps into the old Edward Woodward role as a justice-obsessed former special-ops guy, now out on the street and on a mission to straighten the odds. The films to watch in autumn 2014: from Gone Girl to Mr Turner 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

Coral bookmakers say they suspended betting after a particularly large gamble affected the odds. Bookmaker Suspends Betting on Tom Hiddleston to Be Next James Bond 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

Additionally, the new volume includes a large gathering of literary portraits, as in the earlier book, and a previously unpublished gathering of odds and ends, mostly memoir material from manuscripts. Why Robert Lowell, Famed as a Poet, Should Be Remembered for His Prose 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

Hollywood biopics tend to be incredibly formulaic: precocious talent achieves success against the odds, only to be subsumed by druggy excess, followed by downfall and then redemption. Straight Outta Hollywood: how hip-hop saved the biopic 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z

Following Brown’s logic is to traverse a maze of female motive and opportunity — fascinatingly in sync and at odds with the feminist spirit of the ’60s sexual revolution. Helen Gurley Brown, 1922-2012 2012-08-13T20:07:00Z

Yet, historically, psychoanalysis is the inheritor of a set of political propositions it would seem to be at odds with; or at least at a very odd angle to. Adam Phillips on the happiness myth 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z

You select a restaurant, time and number of diners; the app responds with a confirmation right away, or provides the odds that a table will become available later. A Brief Guide to the Newer Reservation Apps 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the overlay of recorded sound seems at odds with his on-stage performance. Leigh Warren – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-26T17:15:00Z

Backroads’ acceptance rate of about 9 percent is lower than Dartmouth’s, but the tough odds didn’t seem to faze the hopefuls. Want to be an adventure tour leader? You have a better chance of getting into Dartmouth. 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

He was a troubled son at odds with a conniving father in “The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin.” ArtsBeat: Tribeca Film Festival: A Thriller Director Who’s Afraid of Blood 2014-04-24T17:00:49Z

A doctor in Florida frequently sends Big campaign donations, plus nice odds and ends; Hey, what harm’s a million in gifts between friends? Style Invitational: The an(n)als of civilization 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

Here at a dozen stalls, bookmakers are constantly updating the odds for the upcoming race. In Transit: Where the Horses Race and Mumbaikars Bet 2011-01-07T11:00:10Z

Why didn’t Richanda have a more public career, aside from the odds being stacked against female artists? Richanda Rhoden, a Fascinating Painter Whose Work Was Rarely Shown in Her Lifetime 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

Somewhere in this mix may be a star who fits in with the team and in that regard, the odds would seem to favor Minhaj. Leslie Jones blazed brightly on "The Daily Show." But is a star really what its new era needs? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z

For long stretches, Satpathy lived, ate, trained and taught in community with the other dancers — a life that could not be more at odds with the one she leads now. An Odissi Dancer Charts New Paths in ‘the Land of Discovery’ 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z

But to his credit, against all odds with this staging, he tried mightily all night. Review: The Met’s New ‘Samson’ Succeeds Only as Kitsch 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z

In that sprawling back lot, illusions about men, women, God and country are manufactured, which are often harshly at odds with the city’s off-screen reality. ‘Inherent Vice,’ Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

The more salient problem is that an air of casual disengagement seems at odds with this most pressing of texts. Review: In Shakespeare, When to Underact? 2010-06-29T14:30:00Z

But for the many women who have accused him, and the many people who believe them, he remains a rich entitled man who beat the odds through good lawyering. Bill Cosby, Free but Not Exonerated, Faces an Uncertain Future 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

Jesy: My mum's boyfriend put a bet on us to win and ended up with £10,000 because the odds were so low on us winning! Little Mix: 'We all look like dirty mingers underneath!' 2012-11-22T16:02:00Z

Not only are these spots the most camera-friendly for network TV correspondents, they also increase the odds of getting a question answered during crowded briefings, especially when the president makes a rare appearance. The White House’s new press briefing seat chart says a lot about where each reporter stands 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z

The doctor shuffled his papers impatiently and told us that with chemotherapy the odds were quite high for a continuing to live a "quality life." My father loved epic solo road trips. But for his final journey, we all came along 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

Art and commerce were never at odds in his work. Fame star Barry Miller remembers Alan Parker: 'He changed my career, almost instantaneously' 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z

This shift is at odds with Ms. Thomas’s embrace of ellipticism. Review: ‘Vazante’ Revisits Brazil’s History in Black and White 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

Both the android hero known as the Human Torch and Namor were in Marvel No. 1, but they did not meet until a story in Marvel Mystery Comics Nos. 8-10 found them at odds. The Sub-Mariner Turns 80. He’s Still Super. 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

I’ve often been repelled by Angelo; this is the first time, against the odds, that the character has moved me, too. Review: Judi Dench Brings Titania to Life Again 2010-02-23T11:35:00Z

“The first time you have to use one of these will haunt you for the rest of your life. If someone is bleeding that much, their odds are not that good.” Earning my EMS passage: All EMTs have one day that changed their lives — this was mine 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

And does she also battle against incredible odds and hardship? Why we're watching… Laura Dockrill 2013-03-10T08:00:01Z

Or some odds and ends in the pantry you’d like to find a home for? How to make a breakfast muffin that’s chock-full of goodness — but not sugar 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

We assume we understand them, and when they do something at odds with their persona, we feel betrayed, even angry. John Mulaney Punctures His Persona in ‘Baby J’ 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

It’s at odds with his material, which is swinging big. Larry Wilmore starts with a bang: Why his Comedy Central debut was so impressive 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

Dave Lombardi, attorney for the James Castle Collection limited partnership, said the other items Schmidt found were not art but odds and ends used by Castle to create art that the family didn't care about. James Castle artwork found in home in dispute 2012-04-11T17:44:09Z

“I think of Pat as a very moral and ethical guy and a devoted family man. All of these values seem at odds with the president.” Trump lawyer Pat Cipollone was a camera-shy Washington Everyman — until impeachment made him a star 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

But film-inspired musicals are still tricky on Broadway, where the appeal of recognizable stories is at odds with audience members’ lofty expectations for adaptations that live up to the originals. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Musical Is Coming to Broadway 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z

Third fundamental term: contrapposto, noun, Italian, a pose in which the body’s weight rests on one foot, resulting in a dynamic composition that puts the hips and shoulders at odds. ‘Rear View’ Is Rather Forward Thinking 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

I wonder what the odds are that Hollywood ever really sees itself? Maybe Hollywood’s not racist — it just has a processing disorder 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

People have to realize if they really want to see more people of color, you have to overinvest at the bottom and have lots of choices for the statistical odds to be on your side. The Uphill Battles of Black Talent Agents in Hollywood 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

Only here, Shiv and Roman make a disgusting smoothie made of rotten odds and ends from Caroline's miserly fridge – "a meal fit for a king," they claim. A devastating end to "Succession" wakes up to the truth about the Roys: "We're nothing" 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z

Put a camera between them, and the odds no longer seem fair. Is the Hand Quicker Than the Zoom Window? 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z

Mr. Gottfried rose to prominence in the 1960s, when proponents of traditional theater and advocates of a more experimental approach were often at odds. Martin Gottfried, Theater Critic and Author, Dies at 80 2014-03-08T02:15:02Z

Yet if inherited power feel deeply at odds with the US’s egalitarian ideals, its actual effects on society are hard to gauge. How philanthropic dynasties are exerting their power over US policy | David Callahan 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z

And when he does — as odds suggest is likely — he may want to spring for a hot-towel shave and a jacket that fits, and learn to tuck in his shirt, industry experts say. Casey Affleck: ‘Thanks for Dressing Up’ 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

The odds were stacked against her: the chances were that she would fail in education, and might even end up in trouble with the law herself. My dad, the bank robber: ‘He never told the truth’ 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

A woman faces long odds of landing that job, to judge from a study just released from the Association of Art Museum Directors. Gender Gap Persists at Largest Museums 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

Mr. Fator basically invited the crowd to celebrate his personal story: Obscure entertainer overcomes the odds and an unsupportive father to achieve his dream. Critic’s Notebook: Terry Fator’s Comic Style Successfully Plays to the Middle 2013-07-28T20:50:43Z

Would have been the year's greatest underdog success, had it not been for… A team with no stars and a bald, eccentric manager with a broad Bristolian accent defied all possible odds this year. Web exclusive! All the celeb lists we couldn't fit in the mag 2010-12-17T12:18:20Z

You present your father as a complex individual struggling against heightened odds, but he needs to take responsibility for his own destiny. I think my dad’s girlfriend takes advantage of him. How can I get over my anger at her? 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z

Using odds and ends that he and Tina buy, Raymond builds little inventions that speak to his ingenuity and, every so often, to something deeper and more desperate. Movie Review | 'Children of Invention': Scheming, Scrambling and Surviving in Tze Chun?s Debut 2010-03-12T00:03:00Z

The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 175 million. Mega Millions hits record $540 million 2012-03-29T17:07:00Z

Relaxed but intense, he describes his process with a quiet thoughtfulness that's at odds with his performance demeanor. Flying Lotus goes deep on 'You're Dead!' 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

The festival, which requires films in competition to have a French theatrical release, and streamer are still at odds. A Cannes (sans kisses) to reawaken our romance with movies 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z

After they thought Reef had beaten the astronomical odds against him surviving and walking again, Kate decided she wanted to give something back by donating blood because her son had received so many transfusions. Mum’s bucket list: ‘Have a great time after I’ve gone’ 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z

Jenny’s online life and real life are at odds, each fighting for domination, but the scrolling is not without reason. Confessions of an Internet Addict 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z

There’s a general perception that Apple is awesome in a way that other companies aren’t – a perception that’s quite at odds with the way it operates behind the scenes. We are all addicts now 2013-05-11T23:00:00Z

Five days of the CMJ Music Marathon is an annual reminder of how much music is being made with more creativity than budget, and of the odds facing even the most determined players. Critic?s Notebook: Bands Dream Globally, Play Locally 2010-10-24T23:00:00Z

He and Luke quickly find themselves at odds when Stokes’ henchmen get too trigger-happy in Luke’s neighborhood. Everything You Need to Know About Luke Cage 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z

Most people are saying the odds of her relationship lasting are worse than winning the most recent lottery. Jennifer Lopez's reinvention of the breakup 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z

The old saying of how women feel about Alaska men — the odds are good, but the goods are odd — certainly applied. In a Time of Crisis, Her Voice Was the One That Galvanized Alaska 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

This is early days in the festival, but Rust and Bone has to be a real contender for prizes, and, the odds will be shortening to vanishing point for Cotillard getting the best actress award. Cannes 2012: Rust and Bone 2012-05-17T11:11:25Z

The latest allegations make his odds even longer, the academy being particularly sensitive to how it is perceived. Why James Franco Could Easily Get a Best Actor Nomination 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

Wagman says she loves writing about troubled and traditionally "unlikable" characters: women who lack agency or can't seem to overcome their poor odds. Diana Wagman loosely bases 'Life #6' on her own near-death encounter 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

She’s a prankster, a hedonist and a spoiled brat — all of which puts her at odds with the hard-working, no-nonsense Cherry. What to Remember Before ‘GLOW’ Comes Back for Season 2 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z

It’s the usual action-movie setup — a mission, extraordinary odds, ready-made heroes — but with trenches, barbed wire and a largely faceless threat. ‘1917’ Review: Paths of Technical Glory 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

Through pluck and charm, Bradley bucks the odds to legitimately earn her spot on national TV. "The Morning Show" shifts to cover the pandemic, but still needs a shot in the arm to find its soul 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

Crime seems at odds with the venerable charm and long history of Bath, England. ‘The Tooth Tattoo’: music and murder on Inspector Diamond’s mind 2013-05-02T21:26:57Z

Still, transcendent moments were far more frequent, and the performance as a whole must be accounted a personal and artistic triumph for Mr. Quasthoff, an apt peak in a career of overachievement against unimaginable odds. The Verbier Festival Revels in Mixing It Up 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

In comparison, the odds of getting killed by a shark are 1 in 3.7 million in a lifetime, according to the International Shark Attack File. U.S. gets lottery fever as jackpots climb to $2.2 billion 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z

And a band that was once synonymous with a riotous volatility has become — despite all commercial, cultural and chemical odds — a symbol of stability. Pop: The Rolling Stones at 50 Prepare to Tour 2012-11-08T16:00:00Z

He brings an intriguing, soulful element of cabaret pop to his compositions, one curiously at odds with his dance collaborations. Pop & Rock Listings for March 21-27 2014-03-20T22:40:13Z

Even if, during the pandemic, you were fortunate enough to have your physical health, odds are that your mental and emotional health were probably touch-and-go at best. Peloton star Cody Rigsby says you did not survive a pandemic to do anything but thrive 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z

My odds of growing up to be one of those were slim to none. Barbara Kingsolver: from witch hunt to winner 2010-06-10T17:36:00Z

Marty is most often found reclining in the famous striped chair, completely at odds with the urbane decor of his son’s stylish Seattle apartment. John Mahoney: Frasier's 'cranky' dad was the stove at the heart of the show 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z

Gwendolen — Gwen — is a strange, moody girl, at odds with her family and her small world in Dominica, at that time part of the British Empire known as the Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands. Two Writers Haunted by Their Caribbean Past 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

Believe it or not, Texas abortion funds, who have long worked against tremendous odds to help disproportionately poor, people of color get abortion care, have yet to ask anyone to help out by going celibate. Withholding sex is not the answer to abortion bans: The spectacle of celebrity "pro-choice" activism 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z

But those stereotypes are often at odds with reality. It’s Always Fishnets Season Somewhere 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z

In the time of the Great Depression when rights for black people had only just been won, the odds are cruelly turned against Tom and his lawyer Atticus Finch. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee – review 2013-06-29T08:00:00Z

And Douglas knows the odds may be long. Every pro wrestler respects a good shtick. That’s why this one voted for Trump. 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

He reads it and feels compelled to produce it — against considerable odds, since it’s a period romance. Review | Epix’s ‘Get Shorty’ reboot is excellent. Now to find where Epix is . . . 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z

At certain moments, they attain a stillness at odds with their horsey nature. Bartabas: dances with horses 2011-02-21T21:31:00Z

Poinsettia owners who are worried that their green thumb isn’t good enough to keep these plants alive might feel comfort in knowing that this tropical flower has been bred to have higher survival odds. How to care for poinsettias: Your guide to the Christmas flower 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z

A play, then, despite the long odds, as an instrument of peace-building. What happens when a play about Palestinians goes to American campuses 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

I am not alone; for most of us, these are the odds. How I Became a New Yorker Cartoonist 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

In this go-round, critical opinion was even more at odds with commercial outcome than usual. A Broadway update, on the eve of the Tonys 2010-06-13T13:39:00Z

What emerged after speaking to her was the story of one woman battling against the odds for years. Heritage bears fruit 2011-03-30T07:36:56Z

It’s one of many films at the festival directed by a woman, at odds with the lack of gender parity reflected in the lineup at Venice this year. Oscar season heats up as J-Lo, Hanks and an imaginary Hitler head to Toronto 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z

By spring 2016, she and her husband were separated and publicly at odds; eventually, they divorced. Tiwa Savage, Queen of Afrobeats, Makes a New Start 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z

In depicting the impossible odds people must sometimes beat to follow their dreams, “Nicky Jam: El Ganador” is honest, devastating and full of heart. 6 Shows to Stream From Latin America 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

Her unabashed sincerity resonates, even against the odds. ’90s folk superstar Jewel is happy — finally. Now she wants to know: Are you? 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

The team discovered that the odds of happiness were equivalent throughout all levels of educational attainment. Education Does Not Make You Happier 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

He may have been one of the most well-regarded artists in his field, but Coppola was still an underdog, up against the odds from start to finish. Is Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut the best version we'll ever see? 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

Today the odds a first birth is to an unmarried woman are 1 in 2.1 or 48 percent. Amazing Facts About Love and Marriage 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

To better the odds that your luggage won’t get lost — and that you and your bag will be reunited if it does — follow these tips. Amid the Summer Flying ‘Meltdown,’ Add Lost Luggage 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z

The more vulnerable he is, odds are his album sales will be higher.” Music: The Rumors Say Usher?s Making a Comeback 2010-03-26T17:23:00Z

The odds are against them, but millions of Americans will watch the drama unfold. Perspective | The 20 defining moments of 20 years of ‘The Bachelor’ 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z

In Performance: Brandon J. Dirden of ‘The Piano Lesson’ August Wilson's play "The Piano Lesson" is about a family at odds over the fate of an intricately carved piano with a multigenerational history. ArtsBeat: In Performance: Brandon J. Dirden of 'The Piano Lesson' 2012-12-27T17:30:04Z

But the larger logic remains somewhat at odds. Netflix's 'Crouching Tiger' experiment: Is it a game-changer? 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

It is also an example of how the Ryan Murphy brand can be at odds with a story's mission. Ryan Murphy's "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" is an example of the brand undermining the mission 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

One might see Ms. Halvorson as a gifted salvager, rummaging through the odds and ends of American experience and finding plenty that’s suitable — even desirable — for painting. Art in Review: JOSEPHINE HALVORSON: ?What Looks Back? 2011-11-03T21:37:59Z

“The odds of someone who is still commuting so far to work five years later would be unlikely.” Wife/mother/worker/spy: Everything?s Breaking. Is It the Weekend Yet? 2010-02-22T21:21:00Z

I also know enough literary sabermetrics to know that the odds of the book being good were not short. J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy: We've Read It, Here's What We Thought 2012-09-27T05:01:21Z

"The Doctor is never more dangerous than when the odds are against him." The Deadly Assassin: Doctor Who classic episode #8 2013-06-14T09:00:00Z

Such temporal shifts suggest that Mundy’s heroes actually exist and that, despite seemingly insuperable odds, they will still be alive when the book ends. Review | For fans of Indiana Jones and Dan Brown, an adventure story for the ages 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

Against the odds, Isabella Rossellini transforms into a migrating salmon with nothing more than goggles, a body-stocking and an elaborate paper hat, and waits for a worthy mate to notice her. Isabella Rossellini's guide to the sex life of the wild 2011-02-06T00:04:04Z

But you are more likely to get killed by a shark than win, with odds of a shark attack at 1 in 3.7 million, according the Tucson, Arizona-based International Wildlife Museum. U.S. lottery jackpots climb to $2.2 billion combined after no winners 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z

In a world of virtual reality, where one can seriously debate the odds that we are all characters in someone else’s video game, the themes of this novel are engaging and timely. Bifurcating Realities, Joseph P. Kennedy and Other Letters to the Editor 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z

And for women with the higher-risk BRCA1, the earlier the procedure, the better the odds. Don’t remove your ovaries just yet 2014-02-25T20:19:00Z

Despite the abundance of new contenders this year, the odds of a winner among them are slim. Fresh faces may enliven Emmys 2010-05-26T05:47:00Z

As I looked, I also saw a joyousness in the work that seemed at odds with her pain. How I looked for clues to my sister’s inner world in her art 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z

In his lowest, he is more like a speaking canary, prone to prophecy, a game with losing odds. A Trust Buster for the New ‘Knowledge Monopoly’ 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

Edward Lear is even more of a puzzle: a strange, itinerant figure whose restless imagination and peculiar mind put him at odds with much of Victorian convention. Dickens, Browning and Lear: what's in a reputation? 2012-05-17T13:17:32Z

It was a case of great music trumping the odds. 9 of the year's best overlooked albums 2011-01-07T22:04:04Z

The odds would seem to favor “Lay the Favorite,” directed by Stephen Frears and based on Beth Raymer’s vivid, easygoing memoir of a surprisingly wholesome life of vice. Movie Review: ‘Lay the Favorite,’ Directed by Stephen Frears 2012-12-07T00:55:30Z

McCarthy changes the odds to favor the man and boy. Review: ‘The Road,’ by Cormac McCarthy 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

It’s a hackneyed idea, but a suitably classic one, which plays right into Quibi’s strengths — by the third episode, the hunt is on, with the odds stacked against the hero. Quibi is here with two dozen new shows. Are any of them worth watching? 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z

From the deadening brown drapery that engulfs Beowulf Boritt’s minimal set to the ponderous music that saturates the scene breaks, the heavy-handedness of the staging is at odds with the delicacy of the writing. Theater Review: Kathleen Chalfant and John Cunningham in ?Painting Churches? 2012-03-07T03:00:16Z

His comedy was full of killing and evocations of the Devil, but his expressive face had an endearing goofy warmth at odds with his severe jokes. Bill Hicks, Revived on Video to Jar Viewers Out of Apathy 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z

As one of the founders of the 1970s feminist collective Heresies she was nevertheless at odds with the movement’s emphasis on making feminist imagery. Pat Steir Gets Discovered, Again 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

Doubtless there existed English men and women who’d already heard about the book, perhaps even seen it, but what are the odds that one of them was the eighteen-year-old king of Scotland? The Ill-Defined Plot 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

“Many kids will be fine even without these restrictions, and some kids will fall into trouble even with them. But as parents, it’s time for us to stop playing the odds.” Are iPhones Bad for Kids? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

Mr. Goldstein seems like a character tailor-made for gripping theater, and yet this is where the dramatic and political interests of the play seem at odds. Critic?s Notebook: When News Events Are Retold Onstage 2010-12-08T01:00:00Z

Instead of feeling freshly whipped up from a classic recipe — as “Boeing-Boeing” did, against all odds — this Roundabout Theater Company production has the stale flavor of an old TV dinner defrosted and microwaved. Theater Review: ?Don?t Dress for Dinner? at American Airlines Theater 2012-04-27T02:00:01Z

There is a group of people, despite all odds, that still feel pretty confident, at least about their job security: political prognosticators. “I can’t look away.” The countdown to the midterms is on as Americans wonder what the heck is going on. 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

But the problem with spending so much to insure against disaster is that the odds of calamity are fairly long. Is pet insurance worth it? 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

“Spare Parts,” also based on a true story, centers on four Mexican-American high-schoolers in Phoenix who overcome big odds when they enter a national underwater-robotics competition against MIT and Cornell. ‘Spare Parts’: Tale of robot-building teens doesn’t quite deliver 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

Sensing despair in the face of overwhelming odds is natural. Samantha Bee teases big election coverage, from presidential harassment to a strategic joy offensive 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

A 1965 Times review that hasn’t aged well suggests the sort of cultural odds that were stacked against her as a female comedian starting out in the mid-20th century: Remembering Joan Rivers, Comedian 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

But, against all odds, Big Country and Thin Lizzy offer proof that it can be a life-affirming affair that paying tribute to the departed hero without becoming sentimental. The show must go on: when bands replace their dead stars 2011-01-27T22:59:01Z

Or maybe it was a heartbreaker about someone “suffering” from a disability — either heroic for overcoming odds, or pitiful for succumbing. Spare me, “Me Before You”: Hollywood’s new tearjerker is built on tired and damaging disability stereotypes 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

Yet the facts of Muybridge’s elite patronage were at odds with the democratic potential of his chosen medium. Art Review: Tracing Muybridge, Pioneer of Photography, at the Corcoran 2010-04-26T22:54:00Z

Hoping to tip the very considerable odds in my favour, I would try to dress the part, hopeful of standing out from the crowd. The Secret Actor on desperate times 2013-05-07T07:59:01Z

For their wildly differing approaches, the novels are both curious about what it means to feel, as well as be, truly free, and how freedom and safety might be at odds. Two Classic American Novels About the Madness and Beauty of Race 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

Lucretius promulgated a worldview sharply at odds with that of religious and political leaders; indeed, a view that would never sit right with the Christian church. 'The Swerve': An ancient poem lights a modern fire 2011-10-06T19:16:04Z

In addition to his decades-long drug addiction, Mr. Liebling had toiled in obscurity and had an uncompromising attitude that sometimes put him at odds with his revolving cast of band mates and producers. ?Last Days Here? Examines Bobby Liebling and Pentagram 2012-02-24T19:50:11Z

But what he most cherishes is Ford’s proposition that family love is permanent against the odds. Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan on their new creations - an acclaimed film and a baby daughter 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z

Using fabrics from her mother, who is a textile designer, and odds and ends from the house — underwear, blankets, utensils, raincoats, bicycle helmets, yoga mats — O’Cathain worked to select and resourcefully stage the artworks. Designing Doesn’t Stop, Even When Stage Shows Do 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z

The idea that art and commerce are at odds is a remnant of an old culture war. Music Review: Nicki Minaj Backs Out of Summer Jam 2012-06-04T16:56:30Z

Harper defied odds with her survival and will be one of the 12 upcoming contestants on the 17th season of “Dancing With the Stars.” Harper Joins Dancing With the Stars Competition 2013-09-04T13:55:27Z

Against all odds, the independent firm survived through the darkest days of the 1970s, hanging on to the ultimate symbol of longevity: its original location. Special Report: Watches: A Living Museum of Watchmaking 2011-01-17T08:00:57Z

An empowering story of women who beat the odds. How to get kids to look away from their screens and take pleasure in books 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

Its slower songs — still frayed with noise — counsel perseverance against any odds. Critics? Choice: New CDs: New CDs 2011-01-10T22:51:16Z

Statistically speaking, given that the population of the U.S. is around 300 million, the odds of winning are almost identical to the odds if you didn’t buy a ticket at all, i.e., nearly impossible. May the Powerball odds be ever in your favor: Poverty, greed, exploitation and the lottery lessons we refuse to learn 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

Christmas means quiet, countryish reflections on family, mortality, hard times, chilly weather and hope against the odds on “Blood Oranges in the Snow,” an album of mostly new, down-but-not-out seasonal songs. For New Holiday Albums, It Takes All Kinds 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z

It’s a time of crisis, in which America is at odds with its allies, susceptible to manipulation by its adversaries and mired in endless infighting. Is Satire Possible in the Age of Trump? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

Focusing on the darker side of giving birth might seem at odds with the giddy cult of motherhood in popular culture. Television: ... And Baby Makes Reality TV 2011-01-21T17:40:59Z

It wasn’t enough that the Mountain was dying, that he’d seemingly won against the odds. Game of Thrones recap: season four, episode eight – The Mountain and the Viper 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

When we faded to black, Rick and only three other people crouched at the gates to Woodbury, finally realizing the long odds they face to get their friends back. The Walking Dead Watch: When the Dead Come Knocking 2012-11-26T05:18:27Z

The odds are other filmmakers will use this technology before me because my company, Cameron Pace Group, supplies cameras to most of the big movies that are shooting in 3D. "Avatar" director donates dive craft, says 3D movie due in fall 2013-03-26T18:51:47Z

However, given its size and a recent improvement in the company performance, the odds of a takeover are currently unlikely. Fashion Brands in Investors’ Headlights 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, those of us who formed the audience for the show are left to contend with our participation in an extra-legal spectacle that, against all odds, transformed the unsympathetic Durst into a pitiable quarry. Robert Durst’s Grotesque Confession 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

"It's a lot like what people used to say about dating in Alaska: the odds are good, but the goods are odd. Except erase the first part." "And Just Like That" the sex is back in the city, midlife edition 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z

The odds are high it will be a hot ticket here as well, so early reservations are advised. Mamet, ‘Mousetrap’ among new shows in Seattle 2013-01-10T22:10:12Z

Though Radiohead’s odds for induction seem strong — longevity, influence and innovation are all considered — members of the band expressed some ambivalence about the hall of fame in an interview with Rolling Stone earlier this year. Radiohead, Nina Simone and Kate Bush Nominated for Rock Hall of Fame 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

That put him at odds with his parents, who do use it, but only, in his mother’s inimitable words, as “a judgment said with disdainful indictment.” ‘Empire’ and ‘black-ish’ Show Why Diversity Needs to Be Deep, Not Just Broad 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

But, in 2015, the album is—perhaps against odds—an exhilarating and worthwhile listen. Play It Again (for the First Time) 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z

Whatever it is, events are in high demand and presenters respond, catering to all tastes against all odds. Music Review: Bang on a Can All-Stars at Rite of Summer Festival 2013-07-14T21:49:25Z

The two roles seem somewhat at odds, the one selfish and solitary, the other selfless and social. Is it cooler to be a “stay-at-home dad” than a “stay-at-home mom”? 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z

Regardless of the final weekend haul for “Mockingjay -- Part 1,” it seems the odds will be in the franchise’s favor.  'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1' poised for biggest 2014 debut 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

Possessed of the gift of tongues, she sometimes interpreted Indian languages and even engaged in religious prophecy, which occasionally set her at odds with her Mormon elders. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z

Asking Charlie to bring Indian tea to the building out back where I teach creative writing carried the same odds as asking Newt Gingrich to bring us cupcakes. Remodeling will tear us apart 2012-06-30T19:00:00Z

The ambition gap goes away, and even reverses itself, if the odds of success are plausible. Why are men so foolish? 2013-02-17T18:00:00Z

But Mr. Karam reminds us that odds matter little when it comes to the distribution of suffering in the world. | 'Sons of the Prophet': ?Sons of the Prophet? at Laura Pels Theater - Review 2011-10-21T02:14:08Z

Even so, being out and getting out can be at odds in a world where many places are hostile — and sometimes outright dangerous. Being Gay Is Illegal in Many Countries. L.G.B.T.Q. Travelers Are Going Anyway. 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z

That was probably the only way he could have carried on composing against the odds. The Gothic Symphony: 'It's a Himalayan peak' 2011-07-13T20:30:01Z

But because my odds of tracking down Mrs. Weiss to explain all this were pretty slim, I asked Ricardo Salvador instead. In defense of corn, the world’s most important food crop 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z

What do you think the odds are that his farewells will be final? Review: ‘The Front Page’ Is Diverting, but Don’t Stop the Presses 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

At odds with this is the inescapable fact that Allen has given women better roles than pretty much any film-maker of the modern era. Woody Allen’s Oscar-winning women: how did his direction affect them? 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

I needed to honor the fact that, despite all odds, I was cooking again — a victory in and of itself. I lost the use of my most important kitchen tool: My hand. The only way forward was to keep cooking. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

Fortunately, one ancient technology seems, against the odds, to be surviving. Why the internet has ruined Christmas shopping forever 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z

It’s a crapshoot, but the sharpest theatrical minds are prepared to do whatever it takes to shorten the odds. 'Come From Away,' 'Amélie' and the long, bumpy road from West Coast to Broadway 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

An optimistic figure in a flowery frock, Curry’s Lela initially seems at odds with this milieu. Review | Two plays, two vulnerable women in grim circumstances 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

Even odds that “Fields of Gold” will include a flute solo. Pop & Rock Listings for Dec. 11-17 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

The odds certainly seem to be in favor of "The Hunger Games," with the hotly anticipated adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel earning strong reviews in its debut weekend. Movie Scores: How the critics rated the new movies 2012-03-23T20:40:12Z

Initially designed as amenities for casino gamblers to keep them in house, sports books tended to look like business centers with rows of desks facing vast walls of screens broadcasting games and betting odds. Las Vegas Doubles Down on Sports, Live and Broadcast 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z

But the good news is the odds for kids developing serious infections are really low. Kids’ coronavirus questions: Can kids become very sick from the virus? 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

These interests among young women and girls aren't in any way at odds. From astrology to tax policy, tween girls contain multitudes on “The Baby-Sitters Club” 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z

That push for a middle ground was sometimes a liability for Obama during his presidency, and may be at odds with the hyper-partisanship of the moment. Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen: The Latest Podcast Duo 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

With a sharp knack for circumstantial improvisation, Vincent stays in play against all odds, bleeding from a serious knife wound as he's repeatedly chased, beaten and bloodied. 'Sleepless Night': Cop races to find son in breathless French thriller 2012-08-16T20:56:06Z

Which means the odds of this hard-working home team outstripping their nasty pursuers are, exactly, nil. Review: Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville Lead a Hard-Run ‘Long Day’s Journey’ 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z

That’s “at odds with decades of testing data that would indicate otherwise,” he said in an email. Is wood still a viable option for retaining walls, or will it deteriorate quickly? 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z

“A popular place on Sundays” was a common way to refer to gay bars, implying that brisk business on the Lord’s Day put an establishment at odds with Christian values. In 1973, an Arsonist Killed 32 People at a Gay Club. Why Has History Shrugged? 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

In other words, the Tony system canonizes a subset of a subset, making the odds of any one show or person pocketing a Tony rather less impressive. The Tony Awards brouhaha is best taken with a shoveful of salt 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

The tipping point seems to be around 20 percent odds. Why are men so foolish? 2013-02-17T18:00:00Z

For comparison's sake, the government estimates that your lifetime odds of being struck by lightning are 1 in 10,000. Mega Millions hits record $540 million 2012-03-29T17:07:00Z

One was tonal: The extremity of the punch and its aftermath was at odds with the surrounding comic scenes in a confusing, dispiriting way. Watching the Season 4 Finale of ‘Louie’ 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

In the event, the orchestra did itself proud, against long odds. Minnesota Orchestra Returns After a 16-Month Lockout 2014-02-08T09:04:35Z

This unrelenting sickness is forcing human beings to estimate odds of survivability when deciding who receives oxygen and respirators. In these darkest of times "Star Trek: Picard" is a humane light from a distant, possible future 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

They've been at odds most of her life because he's been an emotionally unavailable, often absent dad. 'Trouble with the Curve' lands in the Cliché Zone 2012-09-20T20:47:03Z

In this regard, faithful adherents of sci-fi, adventure and superhero franchises often find themselves at odds with studios more loyal to profits and larger audiences. Review | You think ‘Star Wars’ is childish? You don’t know the power of the dark side! 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

They risk misunderstanding and misinterpretation, bare conflicts and contradictions that are at odds with a work’s public profile and overt import. The Crucial Lessons of Democracy in “Selma” 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z

Moreover, Walter's bigotries are at odds with his rigid sense of justice – a justice so exacting that he reviles the white-collar shortcuts to wealth like stock tipoffs. Lionel Shriver: rereading Mr Bridge by Evan S Connell 2013-02-15T18:30:01Z

Most betting sites gave the AMC show the best odds for the evening. Why 'Game of Thrones' Won Over 'Mad Men' at the Emmys 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

The first season ended with the sisters at odds on whether to continue their lives away from East Los Angeles or come back and save a bar that helped shape them. Mexican American sisters of ‘Vida’ back amid gentrification 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

But when Shafana decides to begin wearing a hijab, she is startled to find herself at odds with her aunt. Life finds a way to thrive in character-rich play ‘Soft Revolution’ at Venus Theatre 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

There is also a light dusting of mediocre worthiness and maudlin sentimentality over everything, as good women battle against the odds, and against the difficult circumstances, to bring babies into a difficult world. TV review: The Snowman and The Snowdog; Doctor Who: The Snowmen; Call The Midwife 2012-12-25T20:45:00Z

Mr. Grooms’s career has, against all odds, proved sturdier than even his most famous work. Art Is Fleeting, but Red Grooms Is Forever 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

Women are savvy about the odds, men are good at ignoring the odds. Why are men so foolish? 2013-02-17T18:00:00Z

Oxbridge's class divide raises food for thought 18 Sep 2010 Students from deprived backgrounds still battle against huge odds to get into Oxford or Cambridge – especially those eligible for free school meals. Should Oxbridge discriminate to boost the numbers of black students? 2010-12-12T00:07:00Z

Given that it has a cult following and was extremely lucrative, the odds are strong that Warner Brothers will push to write a sequel. Phoenix: I want a "Joker" sequel 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

Designed by the Picture Mill in Los Angeles, the sequence is smart, funny and thoughtful, if slightly at odds with Saul Bass’s vision of good title design — because it’s much, much better than the movie. Design: If There Were an Oscar for Film Titles 2011-02-21T03:00:04Z

But violence has raged along the border since then, and the two countries have been at odds over oil located in South Sudan but shipped through pipelines in Sudan. Clooney highlights Sudanese humanitarian crisis 2012-03-14T15:30:21Z

But what are the odds Cortes would be so bold? Buried Review: Ryan Reynolds, Boxed In 2010-09-24T02:55:00Z

“Like, I don’t get annoyed when the guy at the bar says, ‘May the odds be ever in your favor.’ ” Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ 2012-11-09T22:03:41Z

He appears, I suggest, for someone who, in his public persona at least has always looked a little at odds with the world, to be more content than he has ever been. Elvis Costello 2010-10-16T23:04:00Z

That beloved white girl-ness—so at odds with the physical fact of herself—undercut any confidence she might have had. Sacred Carnality 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z

Despite the odds, a handful of chefs in transition are doing their best to console the rest of us with their cooking. Review | These chefs had just started a new gig when the world changed. You need to taste their food. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

To hear anyone else tell it, Reuben Riffel defied stupendous odds in apartheid South Africa to become, at 35, one of Africa's top chefs. Cape Crusader: Chef Reuben Riffel 2010-12-30T08:15:00Z

Normal human life and the contemporary reality of America are increasingly at odds. 5 ways American policies make us lonely, anxious and antisocial 2014-04-22T11:50:00Z

“My advice is to stay calm and play the odds,” says George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com. Tips for staying safe while traveling overseas this summer 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z

Here, Ms. Wiles, rarely without a smile on her face, is at odds with her partner and his twisted, maniacal expressions. Review: BalletNext’s Unique Brand of Dance Returns 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

Against the odds, he says, there's "no shame for this particular sequel." 'Magic Mike XXL' a winding, grinding sequel, reviews say 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

In their epic scale and detail, they evince an almost painterly sense of stillness that is utterly at odds with the devastation they depict. Luc Delahaye turns war photography into an uncomfortable art 2011-08-09T08:00:02Z

Even while Holbrooke’s push was stalled, other diplomatic processes were just getting underway, against long odds. In His First Book, Ronan Farrow Laments the Decline of Diplomacy 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z

It was a didactic approach, at odds with our stereotypes of private collectors as pleasure seekers or investors. ‘Icons of Modern Art’: Picassos, Matisses, Monets, Oh, My! 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

"That would be fine if it enriched the opera," he adds, "but it merely confuses the narrative and is stylistically wholly at odds with the sung material." What to say about ? Mike Figgis's Lucrezia Borgia 2011-02-03T16:01:01Z

Given the typical Green Umbrella attendance, the odds are great that 10 times as many will show up for Pintscher as did Monday in Cologne. European concert diary: The Stockhausen effect, even without Stockhausen 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

But structurally, its permanence and stability are at odds with the transience and flux that energize a lending library. Here's why the Broad museum's generous lending program may not work out 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

Our 7-year-old regularly tries to get into bed with us, and he’s figured out that his odds of success are higher if he brings an interesting book. Ben Sasse: By the Book 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

A philosophy which appears to put him at odds with iPad-clutching bosses. SXSW 2011: Novelty of iPad news apps fades fast among digital delegates 2011-03-15T18:43:02Z

But Winehouse sang it with a sleazy urgency, a wilfully suggestive crackle absent from the original and at odds with the upbeat, northern soul backing. A losing game 2011-07-24T18:15:01Z

Bookmakers insisted that the “smart money” was bet on Liston, and the gambling odds against Ali actually increased from 7–1 to 8–1 on the day of the match. “They’ve got to kill me. They can’t afford to let me live”: Inside the amazing friendship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

“It was an act of tremendous courage in 1949 for these two men, against all odds, to put on a Broadway play about apartheid,” Kahane said. A race-themed work not performed in L.A. for 67 years is back for a Black Lives Matter era 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

Stacy Kern, a neonatologist at the Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota, where Richard was born, explained to Hutchinson and her husband, Rick Hutchinson, the heartbreaking odds for their only son. A newborn weighed less than a pound and was given a zero percent chance of survival. He just had his first birthday. 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z

With whipping changes of direction, his arms form strict geometric shapes at odds with the rest of his body, which seems, somehow, to want to evaporate. Review: City Ballet Gets a Modern Dance Fix 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z

Wanting something to cling to, Freddie joins the group, but he's reluctant to be dominated, and the film's most intense moments feature the two men at odds, each trying to understand the other. At TIFF: 'The Master' is masterful 2012-09-08T22:46:04Z

And it’s a vision shared by the civil rights movement, which overcame obstacle after obstacle, and persevered in the face of daunting odds. Obama’s Secret to Surviving the White House Years: Books 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z

The two Melissas, however, aren’t at odds with each other, but dear friends, whose “bodies curl in identical parentheses.” Puberty, Slut-Shaming and Cuddle Parties in Melissa Febos’s ‘Girlhood’ 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z

They knew, as the ballot counts rolled in in real time, the odds in not one but three key swing states at any given moment, thanks to the “election needles” on the Times’s website. It’s not you, Nate. It’s us. (And maybe a little you.) 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z

Fey, 12-year-old Florence knits together several narratives in a modern world at odds with itself, teeming with displaced and fearful people. 50 notable works of fiction in 2019 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

What it takes to run a blockbuster production may be at odds with the solitary writer's life. Chris Weitz talks about his YA novel, 'The Young World' 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

For Simpson, giving his kidney to one of his “kids” was a simple decision once he realized he was a match — an almost miraculous coincidence given the odds of about 1 in 10,000. They opened their home to dozens of young people. Then he learned he could give one more thing: A kidney. 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

I guess, right now, the odds would be against it, probably six to one,” he said in December. Jeff Garlin says there is a '51% chance' of a new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

Lobrano’s sensibility was incredibly in sync with Salinger’s, but in one key respect it was at odds: Lobrano had minimal patience with obscurity. 'The Escape Artist': Thomas Beller Talks About J. D. Salinger 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z

Fulminating with contempt for England and disdain for the daily grind, he bangs out vitriolic screeds on an old typewriter, the confrontational prose at odds with his diffident manner. Review: ‘England Is Mine,’ a Portrait of Morrissey’s Early Years 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z

Dear Amy: My dad's politics are at odds with the rest of the family. Perspective | Ask Amy: Facebook posts create relationship problems 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z

Best friends since early childhood, the two are increasingly at odds in ways that threaten the harmonious vibes that hold the crew together. Review: ‘Mid90s’ Skates Back to a Less Innocent Time 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

The odds for success and laughs seem promising, given the cast and makers. New this week: ‘Girls5eva’ and ‘The Boy From Medellín’ 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z

Barnes was also an early champion of African American rights and educational opportunities, and temperamentally he was at odds with the Philadelphia establishment and other art collectors. Perspective | Bill Viola’s videos show what art can do and expose what the Barnes Collection lacks 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z

Given the odds against such a thing happening, Mr. Nguyen said, “we thought that was extremely magical.” The Propeller Group Brings a Phantasmagorical Vietnam to James Cohan 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

And he was a pioneer of sustainable agriculture, whose findings sometimes put him at odds with private industry. James Brandon Lewis, a Saxophonist Who Embodies and Transcends Tradition 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z

If one were establishing the odds of a songwriter being named the United States Poet Laureate, the logical favorite might be Bob Dylan. ArtsBeat: A Mountain Goat for Top Poet Perch? 2012-12-28T21:17:34Z

He’s trapped forever in his Halifax bomber, fighting the good fight against impossible odds, raining destruction on the guilty and innocent alike, a god already ruined, always about to fall. Kate Atkinson’s ‘A God in Ruins’ 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

Quite a lot of money is staked on the result, but the odds are merely a reflection of how much cash is being placed on each candidate. Booker prize 2010: Notes from the ceremony 2010-10-13T12:34:00Z

But William Hill made Self 7/4 favourite, giving Mantel odds of 2/1. Mantel makes Man Booker shortlist 2012-09-11T10:55:22Z

He himself plays the bullying club owner at odds with his former star, whom Phil Rowson endows with the right working-class obduracy. The Game 2010-09-26T20:29:00Z

This makes it all the more rewarding when Wendy and Danny do escape from it: Their triumph feels earned, given the daunting odds against them. Why "The Shining" is a hopeful film 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

Yet new artistic director Andrew Russell, a revised board and many supporters have defied the odds to save the Intiman brand from extinction. Intiman's 2012 revival season: the pluses and the minuses 2012-08-17T16:43:32Z

Chilembwe is an African hero for standing up for equality, even when all the odds were against him. A London Monument to Equality, Inspired by an Act of Defiance 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z

In all, sixteen of the twenty previous three-time nominees won an Oscar, yielding eighty percent odds that Cooper will eventually win based solely on past precedent. This One Statistic Shows Why Bradley Cooper Could Win Best Actor at the Oscars 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

With Cora’s journey, the odds are against her from the beginning, and so much of what she goes through is heartbreaking. The Epic Journey to ‘The Underground Railroad’ 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z

So what are the odds that one of these four East Asian war films will take home the Oscar for best foreign-language film? The Carpetbagger: Fighting on Many Fronts in Foreign-Language Entries 2012-01-04T15:00:57Z

The larger the reward, the more they ignore the odds. Why are men so foolish? 2013-02-17T18:00:00Z

Instead of calling people out on 4 March for all the usages they get wrong, how about pointing out all the thing things that people – against all odds – get right? A plea for syntactical sanity on US National Grammar Day 2013-03-04T20:32:24Z

The idea of ranking people as more and less queer, Nelson implies, sets up hierarchies at odds with the most liberatory version of queer culture. An intimate look at a fluid family in Maggie Nelson's 'The Argonauts' 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

"Percy and Nixon are two to one" odds for the nomination, Nixon observed privately in the winter of 1967. Former U.S. Sen. Charles Percy dies 2011-09-17T12:43:00Z

Despite the odds and the incoming ordnance, the citizens of Vicksburg retained their pluck and defiance to the bitter end. ‘Vicksburg’ Review: The Falling Tide of Gray 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

While the battle against superstitious folly does indeed span generations, that also means the odds against getting the last word are forbidding, to put it mildly. Hitchens faces his mortality 2012-09-04T17:19:00Z

"Contrary to what most people in the developed world seem to believe, progress for women has occurred in Afghanistan, and against overwhelming odds." Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z

That you were worried the baby might start crying as soon as you were, against all odds, about to come. After giving birth to my first child, I wondered: would I ever want sex again? 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

But he said he felt that the odds of success were good. The Biennale des Antiquaires Takes a Great Leap Forward 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

That was at odds with the prevailing sentiment of advanced midcentury architecture. Review: ‘Endless House’ Expands the Definition of Home 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

Brienne calligraphies his final noble life deeds into the Book of Brothers, using phrases like “impossible odds” and “alone” and “without loss of life.” “Game of Thrones” Season 8 Finale Recap: The Iron Throne 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z

The odds an American will get married at least once in their lifetime are 1 in 1.14 or 88 percent. Amazing Facts About Love and Marriage 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

“I heard someone say: ‘What are the odds that two people would bring the same dish to a party?’” says Nad’a. How we met: ‘Luke fell on top of me and broke my arm’ 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z

Its first project, "Girl Rising," tells the story of several girls fighting tough odds to achieve their dreams. CNN starting film unit 2012-10-08T14:03:08Z

That there are so many outstanding movies each year despite those odds and those biases can feel like a miracle. The Best Movies of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Asked about the odds of survival for Intiman, one of Seattle's most prominent drama institutions since its founding in 1972, Bradburn said he is "not pessimistic; but let's say cautiously optimistic." Intiman interviewing artists about company revival 2011-07-07T02:48:04Z

But, beating the odds, it wasn't too bad. The Walking Dead: season three, episode 14 2013-03-22T23:00:00Z

She sets the syntax of her sentences at odds with her stanzas, imbuing them with momentum, and the effect, for the reader, is of being ushered through a Whitmanesque cataloguing of time, thought, and feeling. Joy Harjo, the Poet of American Memory 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

I’ve contemplated a couple of times, well I proved that when I first retired, I don’t know, some 100 years ago, I came back because I missed being the best and again, beating the odds. Q&A with Sugar Ray Leonard: The temptation of the comeback, how he got sober and figuring out how to beat Marvelous Marvin Hagler 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z

It’s a steakhouse with a rich, sumptuous family setting, so at odds with what the brothers experienced as latchkey kids in rural Maryland. Where to eat at MGM National Harbor: We taste all the top restaurants 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

Bookmakers have already started offering odds - with British journalist Piers Morgan the surprise favourite. 2010-01-12T09:52:00Z

While Nate Silver of The New York Times' FiveThirtyEight blog predicted odds for last fall's presidential election, he's making no such call this time. Media watching for results of papal conclave 2013-03-12T11:16:05Z

She notes that while the odds are in your favor, you should buy travel insurance just in case. Eight ways to make sure you get the best deal on a cruise 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

“It is testament to Robin’s extraordinary courage, iron will and deep reserves of physical strength that he has overcome quite incredible odds to get where he is now,” Thillainayagam said. ArtsBeat: The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Emerges From Coma 2012-04-23T17:00:20Z

A wellness regimen that goes heavy on sex and alcohol might seem at odds with the celery-cleanse spirit of contemporary Goop culture. Suzanne Somers Gets Flirty in a Pink Salt Room 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

Beyond the shelves of sketches and correspondence from hundreds of his parents' beloved Berenstain Bears books, he found furniture, kitchen appliances and other odds and ends. 50 years along, Berenstain Bears a family affair 2011-01-30T16:46:05Z

Does this boost the odds of our becoming part of that scorched, dead world Ethan mentioned? 'Penny Dreadful' Recap: What's the Matter With Ethan? 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z

His family is still at odds with him, not knowing whether he’s a criminal or not. Why Etan Patz still haunts us 2012-05-25T18:00:00Z

This sits at odds with conventional wisdom on this subject. The six self-ies of life: what every parent needs to teach their children 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

Beasts and Chi-Raq are both passionate polemics about black characters dealing with seemingly insurmountable odds without help from kindly white folk. Black films matter: why Chi-Raq and Beast of No Nation are game-changers 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

“Yoga” means to unite the finite self with Infinite - something utterly at odds with the commerical ethods of our present day planetary culture. So, You Say You Want to Do the Splits? 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

Then again, as every fan of the long-running space saga knows, Solo’s never paid much attention to the odds. Why Han Solo: A Star Wars Story must balance nostalgia with new adventures 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

Obviously he was deeply moved by the example of an aged artist struggling, against huge odds, to stay active. Art Review: Artist in Retreat: ?Late Renoir? in Philadelphia 2010-06-17T21:18:00Z

British betting firm Ladbrokes says the odds are tightest between “Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards.” Women looking for Oscar love in best picture cliffhanger 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

Even the misfires and train wrecks are interesting, and the odds of discovering something new and wonderful are good. Critic?s Notebook: Ushering In Golden Age for Fans of Film 2011-06-14T23:58:21Z

Josh is an affable extrovert, and, against steep odds, Mr. Gilman makes him quite charming. Review: Andrea McArdle and Kip Gilman Puzzle Out Love in ‘2 Across’ 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

But Mr. Hurel’s music is less about gradual unfolding than about interlocking counterpoint and, for the sake of contrast, sudden shifts of perspective that put the two lines briefly at odds. Music Review: International Contemporary Ensemble at Le Poisson Rouge 2010-04-28T22:13:00Z

But what are the odds of a Stockhausen-crazed panhandler on the streets outside? European concert diary: The Stockhausen effect, even without Stockhausen 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

“At around 10,000 feet, it is technically still alive. But it is falling fast ... and its odds of survival are pretty low when it hits the ground.” Comcast seen close to pulling its $45-billion bid to buy Time Warner Cable 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

Let’s take a look at the survival odds of every character likely to be present during the fight. Who Will Die in the 'Battle of the Bastards' on Game of Thrones? 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z

Frequent references to taking drugs in the band’s lyrics have placed Kneecap at odds with republican dissidents, many of whom have a zero-tolerance policy toward drug use. A Celtic Revival, in Hip-Hop and More 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

Notions of Southern gallantry were often at odds with the small-minded cruelties of racial inequality. Lonnae O’Neal: How I felt when the Confederate flag finally came down 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

With his older sister Elisabeth and his brother James at odds, and his father making gaffes that deepened the predicament, Lachlan was the peacemaker. Lachlan Murdoch takes control of Fox Corp. But how will he deal with President Trump? 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

“This was a wonderful man who made a name for himself despite the odds against him,” she said. A ‘Dreamer’ Finds His Sense of Belonging 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z

What he finds is something at odds with his prejudices. Hit film gives Italy chance to close north-south divide 2010-10-15T14:20:00Z

In an industry at demonstrable odds with most family values, such gratitude rings hollow and stupefyingly meh. No Thanks. Really, Oscar Winners, Skip That Part. 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

At best — for those who beat the odds and find success — it devolves into a numbing distraction from personal disappointment. What’s Wrong With Men in America? 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z

Like the Turner Prize for visual art, the Man Booker is watched closely in Britain, and bookmakers like Ladbrokes set odds and accept bets on the shortlist and the winner. Man Booker Shortlist is Half American 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

She sends the manuscript to Twain, referred throughout the novel by his birth name, Samuel Clemens, because the account of their meeting is at odds with what she knows to be true. Posthumously published 'Twain & Stanley' a bit too presumptuous 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

But when Levee’s own career ambitions put him at odds with the group, its fragile infrastructure threatens to implode. Viola Davis and Company on ‘Ma Rainey’ and Chadwick Boseman’s Last Bow 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z

With just a few days of voting left ahead of Sunday night's Oscar ceremony, Black Swan looks set to upend the odds and romp to an unlikely victory in several major categories. Oscars 2011 poll: could Black Swan beat The King's Speech by a long neck? 2011-02-25T12:41:10Z

The world of noir is well mapped, and we return to its tropes for the comforting knowledge that the little guy will somehow use his wits to beat the long odds against the Man. A Roaring, Full-Throttle Thriller, Crackling With Tension and Charm 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

Radiocarbon dating put paid to that theory, as the odds of anyone finding that much fresh, unused 15th-century vellum to cover with fantastical writing and drawing are slim to none. 5 historic codes yet to be cracked 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

“I could live with those odds,” Michaels says dryly. John Belushi in Focus: What a New Film Gets Right and What It Misses 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z

Although the tone of your essay is sad and discouraged, your words and images convey such a powerful story of hope against the odds. At Sea, and Seeking a Safe Harbor 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

Use them to corral papers, remote controls, jewelry and any other odds and ends. Stylist secrets: How to use what you have to create a cohesive space 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

I mean, think of the odds of me going in, sitting down, that night in that bar next to that man.” “Breaking Bad’s” hell on earth 2012-07-15T14:30:00Z

Against the odds, he turned out a quirky masterpiece. Leonard Kastle, Composer and Filmmaker, Dies at 82 2011-05-22T02:23:04Z

The area’s charm lies in an authentic belief in family businesses, locally grown food and ingenuity against the odds. 36 Hours in Camden and Rockport, Maine (and Environs) 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z

The film's star, Joaquin Phoenix, likewise faces long odds in a lead actor category crowded with serious performances. Is AFI Fest's opener the awards-season version of the SI cover jinx? 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

But the service can be brusque, which is at odds with the art of the sushi chef and the friendly, but respectful, rapport he develops with customers. A Guide to Tokyo, From an Outsider (and Insider) 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

But most of the choreography seems superfluous and jumbled, its strained attempts at psychological extremity at odds with its show-off dance effects and the narrative’s established naturalism. Review: A Chic but Dull ‘Tenant’ With James Whiteside 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z

It’s noble for a person, in full knowledge of the terrifying odds, to commit her life to the enduring cause of racial justice. The Unreality of Racial Justice Cinema 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

This compilation of bettors’ favorites compared to actual winners by The New Republic indicates just how rare it is for the odds to favor actual winners. Don't Bother Betting on the Nobel Prize for Literature 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

And no matter how long the odds are, it really doesn't matter because there is no drawing -- the machine is broken for the third week in a row. John Oliver tackles income inequality on 'Last Week Tonight' 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

To maintain such surface charms is hard, sometimes dirty work, and the characters' inner lives are often at odds with their appearance. 'Rules of Civility': An enchanting novel of love and loss in 1930s Manhattan 2011-08-24T20:41:04Z

I am relieved to report that the last thing I watched was a new HBO documentary, “The Janes,” and my odds of survival have never been higher. Perspective | What will post-Roe America look like? Let’s look at pre-Roe America. 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z

L’Heureux’s fiction is also interested in the places where doctrine and compassion are at odds. An Ex-Jesuit Who Wrote Tales of an Ironic God 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

We knew that a few of us would be chosen for the daily killing ritual, that the odds of being chosen were very small, and that the killing was simply a cost of residence. A better border is possible 2012-05-26T22:00:00Z

While the group's hardscrabble tales may seem at odds with the day's problem-free attitude, the Truckers' rousing life-affirming set is as much--if not more--fun than any of those that preceded them. Dave Matthews Band Caravan music reviews 2011-07-08T05:00:00Z

With horses, the odds become so much longer. Sporting children of champions: 'I've always had a need for speed' 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

What struck Bale about the Russell character, a good man to whom bad things happen, was the change in Braddock's fortune and how Russell was determined to stay despite the odds. Decaying steel town gets movie star turn in 'Out of the Furnace' 2013-12-06T00:05:41Z

The sharp images eliminate any sense that the show's ostentatious dialogue is at odds with the time period and setting. "Deadwood" rides again 2010-12-12T00:01:00Z

Its odds of ever being reborn as a commercial Broadway success are slight. Review: Passion Pursued in ‘Do I Hear a Waltz?’ 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

Against all odds, my marriage had turned out to be a lot like my parents’. What “Peanuts” Taught Me About Queer Identity 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

Careful preparation will dramatically increase the odds you’ll perform well and leave the hiring manager with a positive impression, even if you don’t win the job or if you decide it’s not right for you. Avoid These 5 Interview Mistakes At All Costs 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

For 1,500 years, China and Japan have taken turns as the major Asian power players, shaping each other’s destinies even as they’re often at odds. New & Noteworthy Books, From Italian History to Asian Politics 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z

Strewn around the room, odds and ends await boxing: a gong and assorted piles of books. The naked guy at graduation is just one of Steven Lavine's memories from 29 years of running CalArts 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

“Upstairs Downstairs” sticks to the rules established by the original and defies the odds by being as good, and in some ways, even better. Television Review: Like Old Times, Almost, In an English Household 2011-04-07T22:20:14Z

This isn't the first time Letterman and Trump have been at odds. David Letterman delivers a Donald Trump-centric Top 10 at live show 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z

I remember having a conversation with her at the Frontline club and warning her: "If you keep doing this, you stack the odds against you." On the Front Line: The Collected Journalism of Marie Colvin 1986-2012 ? review 2012-05-19T23:08:01Z

It's a little too casual now but it still generates excitement, people discuss who they're backing, William Hill takes odds and some organisations do sweepstakes. Does the Turner prize matter? 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z

And yet the odds on director Steven Spielberg or leading man Daniel Day-Lewis being splashed across the front pages of newsstands around the world are considerably longer. The Oscars: the battle for the red carpet starts here 2013-01-12T08:00:05Z

But the pinned-down surety of their location is at odds with the songs' deeper sense of remove, of not quite belonging. Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll 2010-06-03T22:22:00Z

Immediately after, an Andy Warhol managed to sell against the odds. Novelty Sets Cheerful Tone for Christie's Contemporary Auction 2010-07-01T17:00:00Z

Robert and Johnny are also at odds with Lights’s wife, played by Catherine McCormack, who has racked up medical school bills while insisting their three daughters live well and attend private schools. Familial Discord? Enough to Back a Boxer in a Corner 2011-01-09T02:34:37Z

If Lemieux’s “Left Right Left Right” is a portrait of a body politic at odds with itself, Burns’s action was preparation to unite for the many marches ahead. New York Museums Signal Their Resistance 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

The odds tell me this is wishful thinking. Long live Ser Brienne of Tarth: An argument for a "Game of Thrones" knight's survival 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z

These attempts to create a pat structure are at odds with the film’s theme of learning to live with the murky, sometimes irresolvable effects of trauma. ‘Born in Evin’ Review: No Place for a Baby, or Anyone Else 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

But there was a problem: his professional success was at odds with how he thought of himself; he felt he didn’t deserve it. 'It was quasi-religious': the great self-esteem con 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z

Friends of George told me he decided he did not want to be part of a department that would constantly be at odds with the president. She works for Trump. He can’t stand him. This is life with Kellyanne and George Conway. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

When I look at him, I don’t see a liar who tried to gain fame to increase his odds of winning the Heisman. I had a fake online girlfriend 2013-01-18T16:15:00Z

When the odds of winning are better than that, women jump in the race. Why are men so foolish? 2013-02-17T18:00:00Z

Against all odds, sparks fly between Anastasia and Christian during the interview to such an extent that the busiest man in the world tells his secretary to cancel his next meeting. Film review: 'Fifty Shades' brings little pleasure 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

Recently, Salon’s Mary Elizabeth Williams argued that, even if one is politically at odds with a certain type of woman, as a feminist you must stand with them at times. The “do-nothing bitch” binary: Why Kim Kardashian and Serena Williams both deserve selfie respect 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

Over the years, the odds against the new grew longer and longer. Review: Paul Taylor Classics Outshine New Dances (His and Others’) 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z

Every critic knows what it's like to be sitting in a theatre, completely at odds with the mood. The Place Prize - review 2011-04-08T17:56:26Z

Swift is sometimes criticized as “calculating,” a quality ostensibly at odds with her perpetually thrilled demeanor. The Book on Taylor Swift 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

But the odds were indeed heavy, as the frequent enforcer of them was the Stasi, the secret police widely and justifiably feared at every level of East German society. Book review: ‘Censors at Work: How States Shaped Literature,’ by Robert Darnton

He managed to get to the US, where a 40% chance of arresting the disease on a new immunotherapy drug trial seemed great odds. My husband has ceased to exist – I still can’t understand how 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z

There, he tried to feed the children, and, against all odds, to nourish their spirit. My hero: Janusz Korczak by Eva Hoffman 2011-04-08T23:08:06Z

And her progress towards becoming a published writer was tentative, lengthy and edged with self-doubt, suggesting a reticence at odds with the brasher face of contemporary literature. Tessa Hadley: A life in writing 2011-02-28T00:04:00Z

And Mr. O’Dette’s reputation among lute fanciers is such that if he says an unknown composer’s music is worth investigating, the odds are strong that it will be a valuable addition to the repertory. Music Review: Lute Fanciers Meet 3 Stars From the Past 2010-10-18T22:29:00Z

Packed with exquisite imagery, where night skies weep shooting stars and flamingo flocks scatter "like wisps of sunset", The Child's Elephant is a hard-hitting but lyrical tale of survival against the odds. The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnston – review 2013-07-06T09:30:00Z

"It was beautiful," she says, the adjective rather at odds with her straightforward tone. David Nicholls, the man who made a nation cry 2011-08-06T23:05:39Z

The odds are good that it will be sympathetic: When Mr. Weintraub was the subject of an adoring HBO documentary, “His Way,” George H. W. and Barbara Bush were among the people interviewed. Critic’s Notebook: TV Shows for Summer: Finales, Imports and New Series 2012-05-31T21:54:13Z

Not necessarily the kind that brings you to your knees — although there’s some of that too —but the belief that makes you stand a little taller and hold out for something better, against all odds. Looking for a Book to Read With Friends? 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

"Hanna" and "Soul Surfer" were drastically different portraits of young women, the former a tale of a girl raised to kill, the latter an inspirational drama of a competitor fighting back against the odds. Brand doubles up as 'Hop,' 'Arthur' lead weekend 2011-04-10T17:01:12Z

Unlike many other films that choose to be so bold, odds are you'll really want it to. "The Old Guard" mixes Charlize Theron and immortality for a fresh take on overdone superheroes 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

Against all odds, the honeymoon between music director and players has apparently lasted these seven years. Orchestra, Back From the Brink 2011-03-18T23:21:12Z

He brings an intriguing, soulful element of cabaret pop to his compositions, one curiously at odds with his dance collaborations — but both approaches deliver emotional wallops. Pop & Rock Listings for June 13-19 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

The association calculates the odds of winning the jackpot at one in 292.2 million. Powerball jackpot grows to $535 million, fifth largest ever 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z

Always On is somehow mournful but manic, with a mad synth noise – sheer sonic graffiti – completely at odds with the vocal melody. Silver Columns (No 746) 2010-03-16T17:25:00Z

Still, the odds of getting killed during karaoke may be higher in the Philippines, if only because of the ubiquity of the pastime. 2010-02-07T10:21:00Z

Along the way, he highlights characters and lifestyles that are at odds with the country’s conservative public image. What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Overthinker’ and ‘Ronny Chieng: International Student’ 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

Against all odds, this stellar collection of lawyers set him free. The People v OJ Simpson: episode three – the Dream Team comes together 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z

Warhol had cheated death once, in June 1968, when his surgeon gave even odds on the artist lasting the night. Warhol’s Death: Not So Simple, After All 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

In interviews, Lennon was at times ambiguous about his beliefs on religion and spirituality, but such ambiguity is at odds with the clear message of "Imagine." "Imagine" at 50: Why John Lennon’s ode to humanism still resonates 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z

In fact, when the odds are decent, women will compete in the election even more than men will. Why are men so foolish? 2013-02-17T18:00:00Z

It refers to Ralston's adventure as "the triumph of the human spirit, of survival against Sisyphean odds, of rebirth". On the set of 127 Hours, the first big film of 2011 2011-01-01T00:04:00Z

Yet he lived decades beyond his terrible medical odds until that Thursday in April 2014 when Mr. Smith came home to die. Joye Cottage, a Love Story 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z

Some of them seem at odds with what it takes to create artistry on the plate. What makes a pastry chef indispensable? 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

The odds that you find a second unicorn are extremely remote, and she’s aware of that. Adele Cries to Her Music, Too 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

The ending loses none of its explosive shock even if we’ve understood from the start that the odds in a hustle are always with the house. Review: In ‘Topdog/Underdog,’ Staying Alive Is the Ultimate Hustle 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z

A mask, with all of the fear, anxiety and foreboding it conjures up, is at odds with Trump’s view of leadership — which is more a series of flexing poses and sonorous brags than verifiable actions. Perspective | Wearing a face mask is humbling and generous. That’s not how Trump defines leadership. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z

But Glass is still alive, survives against terrible odds, and comes for payback. Tom Hardy's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z

The odds of the ban ending soon are remote. Perspective | Everything Americans need to know about the E.U. travel ban 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z

The hand is the most radical instance of a quality that all David's parts possess: they are separate and slightly at odds with each other, like characters in a play. Leonardo or Michelangelo: who is the greatest? 2010-03-30T07:00:00Z

In the first movie, he's the underdog who defeats the rich kid Cobra Kais and gets the girl against impossible odds. Straight to DVD: Original "Karate Kid" on Blu-ray 2010-06-14T10:14:00Z

Disneynature's magnificent new wildlife documentary, narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, is built around the fierce protect-my-young instincts of a lioness and a female cheetah struggling against the odds on the Kenyan Masai Mara savanna. Your best arts and entertainment bets for the week ahead 2011-04-20T22:18:11Z

It is a largely sympathetic, and occasionally fawning, portrait of Facebook that seems at odds with the company’s recent emergence as an avatar for the risks of unchecked corporate power. ‘Facebook: The Inside Story’ Offers a Front-Row Seat on Voracious Ambition 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

But when I first came to New York, in 1977, I was very much at odds with faith and the church. David Morse Steadies Himself With Daily Devotions and His Own Cooking 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z

If you think the chances of the next James Bond being female are up there with the disappointingly long odds on Captain America starting to date men, here’s a polite history lesson. It's time for Jane Bond: I spy seven potential 007 actors perfect for the role 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

This incipient partnership will be intriguing to watch, though, with Bychkov favoring an epic grandeur at odds with the fleet and folksy Czech approach to Dvorak. Review | Czech Philharmonic showcases musical birthright 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

Still, the delicate lines and pastel splashes of color are frequently at odds with a sexual violence at once explicit and powerfully abstract. Two ’70s Movies on Video Enter the Valley of the Cult Heroines 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

If it's dust, he says, the odds are good that it's coming from agriculture. Dust is a growing problem. What role does farmland play? 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z

This is yet another tale of an underdog battling long odds and stubborn adversity in search of a shot at the big time. | 'The Fighter': Guys, Kiss Mom and Come Out Fighting 2010-12-09T22:56:00Z

Her first approach is rational: learn the odds. 18 Ways to Navigate Stress at the Airport 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

For perhaps any other character on “The Wire,” escape would have been impossible, but for Omar, defying the odds was a way of life. Michael K. Williams Brought His Whole Life to His Characters 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

Mellencamp filled the rooms with odds and ends from storage, but the home, like the property before it, "just kind of sat fallow," he says. John Mellencamp's South Carolina Island Getaway 2014-02-04T05:00:00Z

“Each time, against seemingly long odds, Rosenstein emerged with his job intact,” he notes. Two Candidates, Two Investigations, One Deeply Flawed Agency 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z

Work, was his salvation – and, against all the odds, some of his best performances were still to come. Corin Redgrave: He lost his memory of our life together 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

The women overcame almost impossible odds from the start. Flying Through the Night to Defeat the Nazis 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

But strategically raiding your galleries for cash is a scandal; equity and preservation are not at odds; and woke austerity is still austerity. The Most Important Moments in Art in 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z

Against the odds, though, she survived Auschwitz, reuniting with Leslie after the war to marry and start a family. From "Meatballs" to "Ghostbusters," Ivan Reitman was the anarchic boomer voice for Gen X nihilism 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z

Below, Food reporters and editors share their ideas for improving kitchen storage and using up odds and ends. Tips to Reduce Food Waste 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

Seems as if everywhere you turn you’re tripping over another pile of predictions, guesses, or bookies’ odds. Oscar predictions, timetable and all you need to know 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

Anderson expresses a fan’s zeal and a collector’s greed for both canonical works and weird odds and ends, a love for old modernisms that is undogmatic and unsentimental. ‘The French Dispatch’ Review: Remember Magazines? 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

"All the power at Glastonbury has been switched off on account of an electrical storm. I like those odds. That sounds quite dramatic to me... If we get to play." 10 things we learned at Glastonbury 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

It’s one of the distinctive bookstores that—against industry odds—continue to thrive across the globe. The 15 Coolest Bookstores From Around the World 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

And if you are betting on who will wear what at the Academy Awards this weekend, you will get short odds that Reem Acra will end up in the mix. Reem Acra Designs Keep Ending Up on Red Carpets 2012-02-22T21:45:01Z

With the exception of breakout commercial hits with popular titles such as the recently restarted “To Kill a Mockingbird,” nonmusical plays almost always face unfavorable odds for Broadway longevity. Review | Reality Winner’s arrest transcript becomes a scintillating Broadway show in ‘Is This a Room’ 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

One daughter, Adina, fled to live on the West Coast, and is planning to marry two women, which Uri finds at odds with Jewish law. ‘Charm Circle’ Review: There’s No Place Like Home 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z

Last week the tide was higher than usual and there was a south wind, so odds were if you went to Bay Jimmy where the oil had hit the hardest, you wouldn’t find anything. The Gulf Coast may never recover 2013-04-23T20:02:00Z

“Even if you don’t like the players, the odds are so good that it’s tough to bet against them.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Idol’ and ‘Dave’ 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z

When he first watched it as a teenager, he simply enjoyed it as a full-throttle action film in which a wisecracking hero overcomes preposterous odds to beat up bad guys, Marsh said. Yippee Ki Yay: ‘Die Hard’ Comes to the Christmas Stage 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z

The lushness of the sound seems at odds with the plainness of the images, and this discrepancy establishes a tone that will last through the rest of this delicate and satisfying film. Review: ‘Our Little Sister,’ or What We Found at Dad’s Funeral 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

They're usually at odds; my body wants sleep, but my mind wants the internet. Your phone can't save you now: On Buddhism, technology and the alleged supremacy of the mind 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z

In a town where many children don’t finish high school, she raised a grandson who managed to graduate from Ohio State University and Yale Law School, defying skyscraping odds. Review: In ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ a Compassionate Analysis of the Poor Who Love Trump 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

At odds with the majority of fashion shorts, Polanski's film is heavy in dialogue. Roman Polanski directs Ben Kingsley and Helena Bonham-Carter in Prada 'anti-commercial' 2012-05-22T09:52:00Z

Next we were forced to join them on honeymoon to a luxury Mexican resort where – what are the odds? – they ran into Captain Holt nursing a midlife crisis. Police banality: why Brooklyn Nine-Nine is no longer arresting 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z

The real-life parallel issues are anything but comic fodder, which puts form and content at odds, the nihilistic ending less grimly ironic than grimacing. Loads of dark satire in 'Occupation,' but little dramatic coherence 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

When first announced, odds in the UK numbered around 20 to 1, according to British bookmaker Matthew Woolston. Australia's affection for Eurovision pays off 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

So used are we to hearing Bobby Gillespie shouting the geopolitical odds over his band's automated death-rock, it's a jolt to be reminded that they used to access an altogether more beatific place. This week's new live music 2011-03-12T00:07:25Z

The characters face long odds with resilience and humor. 33 Works of Fiction and Poetry Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

Or, let your pantry odds and ends be your guide: Mix chocolate chips, toasted coconut, frozen fruit, or spiced nuts right into the batter. These 4th of July cakes are all sweet showstoppers 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z

And eight documentaries celebrate those struggling against the odds in “Justice for All.” What’s on TV Friday 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

Other reporters may have been put off by the towering odds of Brat beating Cantor. Dave Brat was mostly ignored by political reporters

"At odds with this proliferation of outlets is a disturbing truth about American media," said Ryan, who represented the Writer's Guild of America, West. Time Warner looks at ways to counter 21st Century Fox's buyout bid 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z

True, the odds that those 90 seconds would be pivotal to my fully understanding the film’s ending were microscopic. I missed a crucial moment in Jurassic World. Have I misjudged every movie? | Joe Queenan 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

I wouldn’t say it’s become acceptable, but it’s the frustrating reality: Busyness and distractions, plus greater geographical distances between providers and clients, increase the odds of missed connections. Work Advice: Stood up? Don’t take it lying down. 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

He added that Mabkhout defies the "unfair criticism that the Arabic language is a bookish and fossilised mode of expression at odds with the modern world". Arab Fiction Prize announced 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z

Small wonder then that a movie this polarising is unlikely to become the consensus pick for the best picture Oscar: you can get odds as long as 125/1 for a Vice win. Why Vice should win the best picture Oscar 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

Bookmaker William Hill released odds on the name of the royal baby, with favorites including George, Victoria and Diana, all at 10-1. Kate Middleton’s baby will arrive in July 2013-01-14T15:54:00Z

If Sandy’s offspring survive the tough odds, they will return to Juno Beach in 2045 and continue a long loggerhead tradition, nesting where they were born. At a South Florida hospital, heroes for the half-shell 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

There's no doubt the odds were stacked against him; but nor is there much doubt that he became, six days out of seven, his own worst enemy. What drives writers to drink? 2013-07-27T23:05:00Z

Probabilities as reflected in those astronomic statistical odds that DNA could belong to a party other than the defendant– remember O.J.? – have been a mainstay of presenting the science as evidence to jurors. Fingerprints aren’t proof 2012-09-23T12:30:00Z

Bookmaker William Hill put the odds at 1/25, with the next favorite, Jackman, a long way off at 10/1. 'Lincoln,' 'Argo' face off for Britain's Oscars 2013-02-10T12:46:04Z

Still, her odds have dwindled since she was snubbed by the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and that could open the door for an up-and-comer like the “Knives Out” lead de Armas to prevail instead. 2020 Golden Globes Predictions: Which Movies Will Win? 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z

With 778 million people traveling domestically that year, the odds are definitely in your favor. 6 common misconceptions about flying 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z

When we are faced with an unknown exam, for example, we imagine impossible odds. 4 Ways to Conquer Test Anxiety 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

There's a fundamentalist faction in this commune that is at odds with the punk renegades such as Jahangir, and their battle comes to a head in a raucous final concert. How Islamic punk went from fiction to reality 2011-08-04T19:00:01Z

And eventually, against long odds, coming up for a new lungful of air. New Music: New Albums by John Mayer, Haley Reinhart and Linda Oh 2012-05-21T22:24:29Z

With over a dozen Seattle nominees, the odds are certainly in the Northwest's favor, but that hasn't always helped in the past. Will Northwest nominees get Grammy props? 2011-02-11T21:32:23Z

McDermott worked backward from those deaths to piece together their lives against gigantic odds. '101 Theory Drive': a scientist's search to understand memory 2010-04-15T20:43:00Z

She wanted to deflect celebrity, to minimize the odds that she’d be interrupted by strangers when she and Pedro journeyed through their neighborhood. Frances McDormand, True to Herself in HBO’s ‘Olive Kitteridge’ 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

Without it, anti-abortion activists would demand that Republican politicians, inevitably preoccupied with the electoral odds, pursue a more radical agenda than American voters actually wanted. Abortion Politics, Money and the Reshaping of the G.O.P. 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z

She just has a Keeley self, which seems at odds with traditional office culture at times. Girlboss, gratify, believe: Keeley of "Ted Lasso" takes control 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z

The form and the content are working together, not at odds. Love Theater? Jesse Green Recommends Streaming Options 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

She was born there, and the odds are she’ll die there, never having escaped its particular culture of poverty and loyalty. | 'Good People': Been Back to the Old Neighborhood? 2011-03-04T03:09:46Z

Many of them are relatively modest about their odds of success in this environment. "Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test": Where "Battle of the Network Stars" meets a redemption tour 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z

Eddie’s insistent affection and optimism is comically at odds with Ani’s dry deadpan. ‘Cost of Living’ Review: Worth Its Weight in Gold 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z

Most of us have an authentic self that is at odds with social expectations, so we learn to suppress it. Guys keep dumping me 2012-09-04T00:00:00Z

William Hill, the largest betting house in the United Kingdom, is now offering even money bets for Qatar to keep the World Cup, and 8-to-11 odds for the emirate to lose it. The Odds of a World Cup in Qatar in 2022 are Falling 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

Life is always a game of playing the odds. Don’t remove your ovaries just yet 2014-02-25T20:19:00Z

Actors Brendan Gleeson and Michael Fassbender delve into the world of the travelers community in Britain in film "Trespass Against Us", playing a father and son at odds over the family's way of life. Film 'Trespass Against Us' sees Fassbender tackle family woes, crime 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z

Come to think of it; what are the odds he tries to pull that off too? Billionaire Bridge Owner's Greed Lands Him In Jail 2012-01-12T20:50:52Z

When the ship of a young, untested captain is becalmed, he is faced with his first big challenge – and despite the odds, rises to it. Carsten Jensen's top 10 seafaring tales 2010-04-14T11:04:00Z

Carrillo, then 16, was a de facto member of the Young Crowd, a Latino LA gang at odds with the majority-black gang to which witnesses of the crime belonged. The Innocence Files: a shocking Netflix series on wrongful convictions 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

Here is a kid completely out of his element, new school, new language and his parents at odds. ‘The Americans,’ Season 5, Episode 8: The Humanization of Elizabeth 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z

As long as theater’s egregious gender gap remains, though, her male colleagues will have far better odds than she will. When Women Won’t Accept Theatrical Manspreading 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z

He was told that his survival odds might be as low as 50-50. For a Romance in Revival, Dual Diagnoses Were a Common Bond 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z

But in this country's sometimes wacky betting industry, bookies accept wagers and set odds on whatever fanciful idea crops up in a gambler's head - from predicting showbiz split-ups to the discovery of extraterrestrial life. Here come the bets: Royal wedding fuels UK wagers 2011-04-26T11:28:11Z

Still, at least Star Wars fans have seen those odds beaten before. Has JJ Abrams ruined plans to expand the Star Wars universe? 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z

The Paralympic — and then Olympic — sprinter defied odds and fought for the chance to compete victoriously against able-bodied athletes in the 2012 London games. "I'm still flip-flopping" on Oscar Pistorius' guilt or innocence, says "30 for 30" director 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z

“But Reeves is still finding new ideas against all odds.” 'We have never seen anything better' – the secrets of King Tut's tomb 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

Elsewhere at the festival, Arab filmmakers are telling stories - often against considerable odds. Breeze of Arab Spring felt on Cannes red carpet 2012-05-25T19:54:11Z

Since neither film earned an Oscar nomination for its directing or acting, the odds are slim for a come-from-behind victory over “Everything Everywhere,” which was nominated across the board. Oscars 2023 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress? 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

We’ve had our share of odds to overcome in our relationship over time; we married young, eloping across state lines. Tay-Sachs couldn’t break us: My story of sex, love and grief 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

Watch how they, against all odds, restore 1950s American roadsters marooned in Havana from before the revolution. Cuban car guys star in first U.S. show shot entirely on the forbidden island 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z

Yet the sheer efficient glide of it all is at odds with the blundering and haphazard action. The Human Comedy; Blood and Gifts; Accomplice 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z

The odds against walking out of Gideon’s Point alive are slim, the play tells us. Theater Review: ?In Masks Outrageous and Austere? at the Culture Project 2012-04-17T02:00:12Z

Ladbrokes was offering odds of 20-1 on Helen Mirren taking the role in the series that is broadcast in up to 48 countries with 77 million viewers in Britain, the United States and Australia alone. Should Dr Who be regenerated as a Time Lady? 2013-06-03T13:36:43Z

We are here to laugh at the odds. Celebrating Charles Bukowski, 'poet laureate of L.A. lowlife' 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

The nominating process begins when record companies submit their artists for consideration in specific categories after strategizing to increase the odds of winning more trophies; then the academy scrutinizes the submissions for chicanery. How Best Rock Performance Became One of the Grammys’ Weirdest Races 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z

His account was at odds with MI5's contemporary claim that it had mopped up all German spies at the start of the war. The top 10 classic spy novels 2013-06-26T10:37:16Z

Eight female students at odds with the male founder of a girls school fall mysteriously ill, but are told they are not ill. New in Paperback: ‘Minor Feelings’ and ‘Bubblegum’ 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

How the blandness of the film affects Moore’s Oscar chances remains to be seen – for now, the odds don’t look to be in her favour. Oscars 2016: a look at early frontrunners after the Toronto film festival 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

Often at odds within the series, the actors share an obvious rapport in person. ‘The Americans’ With Keri Russell as a K.G.B. Agent 2013-01-24T17:00:00Z

What were the odds they or he could enter the apartment without breaking in - find Naz passed out - murder the girl and tip toe past Naz? ‘The Night Of’ Series Premiere: Fate at the Wheel 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z

Late in the pregnancy, my former doctor told me that the odds of my conceiving a healthy baby were about a thousand to one. Modern Love: A Forgotten Prayer, Answered ? Modern Love 2011-12-29T18:34:09Z

When Fovea Floods first took the space, the work they presented seemed very much at odds with the bodegas and auto body shops surrounding it. Bushwick Starr, a Humble Space With Bold Works 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Fantastic Beasts will add to the total; and there’ll be short odds, if the box office holds up, on a further series of Beedle the Bard movies. Fantastic riches and where to find them: how to grow a $22bn franchise 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z

The authors discovered that a rich patient’s odds of getting an appointment were nearly one in four, while a poor patient’s were one in seven. Canada’s health care system is dysfunctional, too 2013-03-26T17:33:00Z

His penchant for explaining everything is a little at odds with the cloaked dramatic character of the opera. Music Review: A New ‘Werther’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-02-19T11:01:44Z

In short, Bach, in his unswerving religious conservatism, was living and working very much at odds with the progressivist currents of his day, and ours. Bach Was Far More Religious Than You Might Think 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

After posting $10 bail, she hurried back to resume her walk, but her odds of winning had vanished. For one wild era, walking was the nation’s No. 1 spectator sport 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

Her use of technology – whether working alongside bulb manufacturers or the many top science departments she's collaborated with – would seem to be at odds with this tradition. Artist of the week 149: Katie Paterson 2011-08-04T11:34:14Z

The odds are that you at least will keep returning to it. Review: In ‘The Prisoner,’ Peter Brook Ponders Crime and Punishment 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

In the end, a lot of the stories are like this, small triumphs over overwhelming odds, which was what the filmmakers intended all along. An Encore for the Native Americans Who Shook Up Rock ’n’ Roll 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z

He’s not a light packer, at least partly because of the extraordinary number of odds and ends he brings with him. What Louie Anderson Can’t Travel Without 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

Clemons, who embraced all of the world's religions and called the stage his "healing floor," had beaten the odds many times before. E Street nation remembers beloved Big Man Clemons 2011-06-19T18:46:04Z

Their absence nags, at odds with the woman who doted in earth-mother fashion on new and old friends. Review | Elinor Lipman on the wry inspiration of Meredith Maran’s ‘The New Old Me’ 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

And then it’s like I missed that hurrah, raising my hands, beating the odds, shocking the world, and we never want to see ourselves being old or being fat or out of shape. Q&A with Sugar Ray Leonard: The temptation of the comeback, how he got sober and figuring out how to beat Marvelous Marvin Hagler 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z

They’re scheduled to meet again in two days, which means odds are very good that any preemptive attacks will come very soon. The Walking Dead Watch: The Arrow in the Door 2013-03-11T15:18:46Z

Stapleton, who was known for her shrill voice, spent eight years on the show and flourished as the retiring homebody who was often at odds with her curmudgeonly and bigoted husband. Emmy winning actress Stapleton dies 2013-06-03T16:55:34Z

It's Dalton distilled, a miniature masterpiece that screams spy; if you like the books, the odds are you'll like Dalton. My favourite Bond film: The Living Daylights 2012-10-05T09:48:12Z

And increase the odds that the sex we do have will live down to those suppressed expectations. Violent young men, sex and the conversation we should be having now 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

Spiegelman, 74, speaks softly and with precision, and has a reserved, professorial demeanor that can seem at odds with some of his transgressive early comics, which can be hypersexual or grotesquely morbid. Art Spiegelman on Life With a ‘500-Pound Mouse Chasing Me’ 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z

“I want you guys to have this, just so you know that even though the odds are wildly against it, this can happen for you,” he said. The education of Dave Chappelle: How a D.C. arts school prepared him for stardom 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

It can seem at odds with Mendelsohn’s characters. Sundance 2015: The nervous charms of Ben Mendelsohn 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

The odds, however, are still low that the prosecutor with jurisdiction, the Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr, will move forward. Could Harvey Weinstein go to jail? 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

There are a few precautions you can take to improve your odds of success. What Store-Bought Fried Shallots Can Do for You 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z

The architect of their approach was Anatoly Tarasov, a coach whose roly-poly physique seemed at odds with his devotion to grace and finesse on the ice. ‘Red Army,’ the Rise and Fall of a Soviet Hockey Dynasty 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

FOR the first 10 years of our relationship, Milan and I were constantly at odds with each other.  The Europe Issue : How I Fell for Milan 2011-04-15T18:55:00Z

Essentially, "Boyhood" was a quiet movie at odds with the way it was being pushed. Oscars 2015: 'Boyhood' undone by its outsized Oscar campaign 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

“Those products resonated with individuals who were at completely different odds with how beauty was being retailed.” Beauty Emporiums Including Sephora and Ulta Are Riding a Wave of Popularity 2014-04-30T23:43:37Z

But that same propriety is at odds with many of the restaurant’s starters and bar snacks. Choice Tables: Denver Chefs Head for the Garden 2010-08-25T20:52:00Z

Those statements appear to be at odds with comments made last week by Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and a key adviser. How the nation’s largest owner of TV stations helped Donald Trump’s campaign 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

He’s shown here in his 80s, trying to get a new screenplay made against all odds, but critical recognition was well underway by the time of his death in 2010. 'A Life in Dirty Movies,' From Wiktor Ericsson 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

As you know, Sir Thomas eventually found himself at odds with the king over certain theological principles, including wife-dumping. Favorite Place: Wintry Wanderings Among Chelsea’s Ghosts 2013-12-26T22:18:07Z

When a doctor told him one Saturday that there was a 50-50 chance Belushi would die if he performed that night, Michaels recalls in the documentary, he replied, “I can live with those odds.” ‘Belushi’ Finds the Sensitive Man Inside the Wild Persona 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z

It’s a true story, beautifully written, meticulously researched and brimming with the kind of grit, determination and triumph against all odds that is guaranteed to warm your heart. Which books make the best gifts? Authors weigh in. 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

Often unable to afford the premiums, they have to gamble against falling ill, and the odds of that gamble get worse as they get older. When the music fades: US musicians' healthcare crisis 2010-09-16T21:45:00Z

They are also at odds with racism and fascism which see "others" as not only different but inferior, dangerous, not to be trusted, that is, as enemies. "The Rings of Power" receives racist backlash, but Tolkien’s work has always lured white supremacist 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z

But within its gritty setting, and forceful opposition to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's union-busting policies, is the sentimental archetype of a young boy's triumph against tough odds. 'Billy Elliot' author talks about blending politics and artistic aspiration as tour comes to Seattle 2011-03-17T01:40:20Z

Both the older Friedman and the older Power would, no doubt, concede that point even if each is apt to calculate the odds by somewhat different metrics. In Today’s World, Is It Possible to Be an Idealist? 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z

For no matter where you are sitting in the shadowy loft in SoHo where this production has been staged, the odds are that you’ll be within touching distance of writhing loins. | 'Hello Again': Web of Love, Explicitly Woven in Shades of Anguish 2011-03-21T02:01:03Z

Both those notions were reflected in Darmstadt’s program: against all odds, a workable overview packed into just over two hours. Music Review: Pauline Oliveros Tribute at Darmstadt Essential Repertoire 2012-06-03T22:18:50Z

I went on opening night, baffled how this thing, against all odds, exists. This play was all ancient Greek to me. But I liked it 2010-10-19T13:21:00Z

The film-maker, known for politically charged dramas Nixon and JFK, finds the current situation, which he likens to a George Orwell novel, to be at odds with the world that he grew up in. Oliver Stone on Snowden relevance: 'The US government lies all the time' 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

Nevertheless, Jimmy charms his way through life, even when the odds are stacked against him, and especially when his adversaries are set on making him pay. We are all Kim Wexler, part 2: “Better Call Saul” finale taps our love affair with grifters 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

The formality—the insistence on rules, boundaries, respect—is hilariously at odds with the chaos and violence that rages all the time. “The Godfather” at the Philharmonic 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

Charlie Brooker left cynicism at the door for the best episode of the new run, which saw romance crossing time and realities to endure against all odds. Battle of the Bastards to San Junipero: what was the best TV episode of 2016? 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

As progressives of two different eras, Vera and Leo share a spirit of generosity and fellow feeling, but their causes and modes of communication are sometime laughably at odds. | '4000 Miles': Young and Old, With No Particular Place to Go 2011-06-21T02:01:26Z

But it increases our odds of dying old and ugly — well, not ugly, but older at least. Scott Weiland, dead at 48: When I think of the Stone Temple Pilots frontman, I think of the past 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

Some Koreans imagine the Battle of Myeongnyang as an upbeat metaphor for their country: a small, resource-poor nation that through hard work and ingenuity was able to prosper despite tall odds. Heroic tale of 'The Admiral: Roaring Currents' is a hit in South Korea 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z

May the odds be ever in her favor. ‘12 Years a Slave,’ ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ 2014-03-04T15:43:05Z

One of the right's most reliable Oberlin tropes is the idea that the college and its students are at odds, somehow, with the surrounding community. Why do conservatives hate Oberlin so much? 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z

The rest of the movie involves their attempts to reunite against considerable odds, including pirates, water spouts and giant waves for Manny et al. and crumbling cliffs and traversing land masses for the ladies. Ice Age: Continental Drift: Franchise is Officially Frozen 2012-07-12T14:00:56Z

This is what it means to raise a child, to introduce that child to the world, and to bet his life — and his joy — on the odds. His Son Hiked Into the Costa Rican Jungle, and Never Came Out. What Happened? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z

I was always at odds with her growing up, and even now prefer to maintain my distance. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Mom’s haranguing about pregnancy is more than she can bear 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z

It was a theme at odds with everything the band would become. ‘They are a truly Seattle band’: Pearl Jam to check off another achievement — induction into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

This gentlemanly charm is at odds with the gangster posturing of much of Rocky's music. A$AP Rocky: 'We're grungy but we live like rock stars' 2012-06-01T23:04:00Z

Her agenda is somewhat at odds with that of her would-be clients. Review: In ‘Hurricane Diane,’ the Perfect Storm Hits Suburbia 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

But their success and controversial lyrics also put them at odds with the police, the FBI, and critics who accuse the group of glamorizing gangs and drugs. 'Straight Outta Compton' trailer: N.W.A takes on the establishment 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

No chance of unlearning his generation’s tormented relationship to ambition, fame, success, authenticity, influence, performance—a self-consciousness so pervasive that its transcendence occurred against crushing odds, in moments that felt holy as a result. Kim Gordon, Kurt Cobain, and Punk Myth-Making 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

Part of the power of the video Ms. Kardashian West released is it appeared to show that Ms. Swift’s public presentation and private machinations were at odds. Team Kardashian-West, With Release of Taylor Swift Clips, Is Primed for Battle 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z

The odds are best reflected in a closely-watched poll of experts conducted by entertainment awards site GoldDerby.com. Golden Globes preview: bring on the bubbly, Poehler and Fey 2014-01-09T19:51:02Z

Lewis likes to use lots of pedal, and his right foot was occasionally at odds with what his fingers were trying to achieve. Aiming for a musical summit but falling short 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

When the worldwide media was universally proclaiming the race too close to call and the pundits were deriding mathematical models, FiveThirtyEight.com steadily argued that the odds made clear that Obama would win. The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver – review 2012-11-09T22:55:11Z

The odds being what they are, he said, he doesn’t fret much about what he missed. Television: ‘Birders: The Central Park Effect’ on HBO 2012-07-13T17:00:06Z

Andrew Mueller It will be a generous bookmaker who offers much in the way of odds on the visitors here. TV highlights 01/03/2013 2013-03-01T07:00:04Z

Given the equal odds in my case, I decide to keep my breasts, even if it means regularly making sure they aren’t trying to kill me. I wasn’t supposed to get breast cancer 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

And, against all odds, its belated follow-up, Blade Runner 2049, carries the baton brilliantly, both in terms of visual spectacle and finishing the debates the first movie began. ‘I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe’: what Blade Runner 2049’s dystopia tells us about 2017 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

Still, they keep coming, against all odds, tricked out in spangles, torn shirts, and tattoos, seeking a place where they can find themselves, and one another. A Counterculture Portraitist’s Chronicle of New York’s Youth 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

Against all odds, the Go-Go’s have endured as a beloved purveyor of timeless power pop, known for classic hits including “Vacation” and “Head Over Heels,” both of which Valentine helped write. Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go’s Would Like to Talk to You About Memes 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z

Based on a true story, the film is about ageing French Cistercian monks in a monastery in a remote part of Algeria who find themselves tragically at odds with a new generation of Islamic fundamentalists. The best films for Christmas 2010 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z

Add to that a memorable twist regarding the unusually sympathetic villain's origins, and one is left with a Spider-Man movie that justified its own existence despite massive odds. MCU: The Franchise of the 2010s 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z

The pair quickly become a kind of Hepburn-and-Tracy as they work together — and sometimes at odds — to solve the mystery. Sarah MacLean picks the best romance books to read this month 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

The computer animation upstart owned by Apple's Steve Jobs was at odds with Disney over the terms of extending the two companies' partnership. How Robert Iger's 'fearless' deal-making transformed Disney 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

The odds that the Maggy Frances collection will remain off the map are unlikely. | Maggy Frances 2012-10-08T19:11:18Z

The interests of capitalists are often at odds, and in any case politics is driven by far more than class conflict. Ralph Miliband and sons 2010-09-06T07:00:00Z

After all, odds are you’ve been on the edge of this particular cliff yourself, terrified and elated and wondering if you’re really going to jump. Review: ‘Fool for Love,’ a Kinship That Breaks Hearts and Knuckles 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

The fact is: Human-caused climate change has increased the odds of extreme, even unprecedented weather events. 50 shades of Shutterstock 2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

But then, with the rhino population plummeting, long odds are better than none at all. Save the rhino! 2013-03-09T20:00:00Z

With more men than women, the odds would seem to be in a straight, single gal’s favor – but the goods, as they say, are odd. Sexless in Silicon Valley: why nobody's getting laid in America's tech hub 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

Shoving him there increases his odds for a nomination. For Your Reconsideration: Supporting Whom Exactly? 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

The odds of seeing a hybrid were low. In the Falkland Islands, a quest to see as many penguins as possible 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

Mr. Alterman added, “In the end, against all rational odds, they win, in those interactions.” In ‘Oh, Hello,’ Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Have a Stage Senior Moment 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

I remember feeling at odds with it all, and especially because I didn't feel jealous – more in awe of this shiny toy that belonged to another world. Choppers, Muffin the Mule, The Famous Five … icons of the great British childhood 2012-10-07T18:00:00Z

With Cinderella panache and a sunny outlook, Ms. Lee simply refused to accept that she had moved to a town where the odds were against her. Jennifer Lee, Queen of the ‘Frozen’ Franchise 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

There are also some seriously good pasta and pizza spots, including 4 Kantuna, where the quality of the food is at odds with the relatively low prices. Giving Up the Battle for Peak Sunset 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hitchens discussed the possibility of a deathbed conversion, insisting that the odds were slim that he would admit the existence of God. Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011: Christopher Hitchens Is Dead at 62 ? Obituary 2011-12-16T06:27:29Z

If you accept that the fate of your precious daughter hinges on whether she is anointed by the genius school, then it follows that you will go to absurd lengths to increase her odds. How a Novel Can Unmake the Myth of Meritocracy 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z

One feels at permanent odds with the other. The Superhero Franchise: Where Traditional Movie Stardom Goes to Die 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

These are not your usual odds and ends; these songs are discards, but wow, they’re polished. Boxed Sets of CDs and DVDs for 2012; Critics’ Picks 2012-11-22T21:24:13Z

But it’s women who tend to focus on odds, and it’s men who focus on what they’ll win. Why are men so foolish? 2013-02-17T18:00:00Z

“But New York never quite fit. I’m a tropics man. I was at odds with the Northeast winter.” Ashley Bickerton, Unflinchingly Honest About His Work and Illness 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z

Their release, at odds with the screening ban, could make a fitting coda to the movie, except that their story will likely continue to evolve. The Carpetbagger: ‘Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer’ and ‘The Square,’ Shortlisted 2014-01-01T22:34:22Z

For one thing, there was no guarantee that the right theater would become available, even then; with so many blockbusters on Broadway, new shows face daunting odds. Why ‘Tootsie,’ ‘Beetlejuice’ and the Temptations Hit the Road 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

Now, at 79 and against all odds and expectations, he has lived to see it published. Larry Kramer’s Novel ‘The American People’ Adds a Gay Dimension to History 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

Nothing fancy, she says, simply time with family and friends to celebrate beating the odds. This is our "Chernobyl": Frontline's "Flint's Deadly Water" exposes shocking Legionnaires' crisis 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

Keating’s methods are at odds with the expectations set for the young men he teaches and soon create conflict with school officials and his students’ parents. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Ozark’ and ‘Jack Ryan’ 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

That said, the people who try to keep our trains running on time against all the odds are absolute saints. Catch-up TV guide: from The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track to The Challenger 2013-03-23T06:00:07Z

A moving documentary with generous amounts of music, “Los Hermanos/The Brothers” follows two musician siblings from Havana whose personal closeness is at odds with the geopolitics that keep them apart. ‘Los Hermanos/The Brothers’ Review: A Long-Deferred Duet 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z

At the same time, his left-of-center politics put him at odds with a society that, during his seven years in Israel, grows more Balkanized and violent. Putting Down the Scalpel, Picking Up the Pen 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

Against all odds, Rin aces the test but soon realizes that her poverty, gender and skin color mark her as a target to her privileged classmates. Review | Best science fiction and fantasy books out this month 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

“I think he just proved that the more candy you eat, the better your odds,” says Roberts. 'I wish I had her cheeks': Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges on their family affair 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

Despite the best of intentions, the two women eventually find themselves at odds, with their children caught between them. Author Celeste Ng and the Hulu series' boss discuss casting Mia as black, book clubs & vaginas 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

I had the procedure done with my healthy breast as well because the odds of eventually developing cancer there also were now very high. I Was Misinformed: Love and the Stick-On Nipple 2014-04-18T18:55:23Z

But such works were at odds with the changing mentality brought about by the anti-colonial movements in west Africa following the second world war. Chinua Achebe obituary 2013-03-22T13:56:09Z

Is there someone, in other words, who can beat the Dolby Theatre odds? Oscars: Why Neil Patrick Harris (and everyone else) is wrong for the job 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

Because there were moments that were less flattering that we felt were very interesting, but not consistent with this overall message of men being there for their kids, against all the odds. “Daddy Don’t Go” smashes stereotypes of disadvantaged “deadbeat” dads: “Stability is the biggest gift that you get when you enter the middle class” 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Paying over the odds, each was determined to build what they imagined would be the ultimate gateway to the Games. London's Olympics legacy faces early disqualification 2013-07-21T18:30:01Z

The quintet soldiers through a version of “Misery,” its sunny Caribbean vibe at odds with Levine’s determination to “get you back.” Black Eyed Peas lead halftime cheers at Super Bowl 2011-02-07T15:39:39Z

Facing long odds, he wins a breathtakingly close race based on promises to find a way to bring his state and the nation closer to the civil rights movement’s ideal of the “Beloved Community.” Civil Rights Memoirs 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z

Studies have found exposure to marketing and advertising of zero-alcohol products results in increased intention and odds of purchasing and consuming alcohol drinks. Zero alcohol doesn’t mean zero risk — how marketing and blurred lines can be drinking triggers 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z

Despite moments of optimism, a sobering conclusion underlines how markedly the odds are stacked against the trio – and young people in general. TV highlights 16/01/2013 2013-01-15T20:00:01Z

“The odds are again very much stacked against us,” he said. ?The Island President? and Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives 2012-03-28T12:00:00Z

She had a heightened, almost feverish presence that seemed tantalizingly at odds with the naturalism of film. Critic’s Notebook: Luminous Julie Harris, Close Up and Afar 2013-08-25T21:50:35Z

In Mr. Storey’s stage world, characters were misfits, at odds with their roots, their environment, their work, their relationships, their inner selves. David Storey, British Novelist and Playwright, Dies at 83 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z

This quiet book is not about overcoming all odds. New & Noteworthy Visual Books, From Disney to Drag 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z

She said the writer and filmmaker has fought “against all odds” and “with all possible means” for “the voiceless and for freedom of expression” in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe’s Dangarembga receives German peace prize 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z

The ideas was that perhaps, against all odds, the record would be found either by aliens or future humans, and that something of its origin in time and space would be preserved. Forever now: What sound or video would you send into space? 2013-07-12T01:45:36Z

“What are the odds?” is a question that reverberates darkly throughout this play, as one calamity after another befalls its hapless, good-willed, ill-starred characters. | 'Sons of the Prophet': ?Sons of the Prophet? at Laura Pels Theater - Review 2011-10-21T02:14:08Z

I bet you're a blast at weddings, picking over your portion of chicken supreme and running odds on the marriage lasting 10 years. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's marriage can last – stop this sniping 2012-06-07T14:00:02Z

And, yes, when a man is as at odds with himself as Billy is, a kiss and a slap are perversely interchangeable. London Theater Journal: A 'Carousel' That Really Moves 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

Men’s snacking odds doubled, and women’s went up by a third. Perspective | To lose weight, don’t just resist temptation. Remove it. 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

Currently, Dylan, who is between weekend performances at the Desert Trip festival in Indio, is tied in  eighth place with celebrated Spanish novelist Javier Marías, with odds of 16/1. Will Don DeLillo win the Nobel Prize in literature? 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

Surveys and anecdotal evidence may suggest that few young women identify with the word feminism, fearing it sits at odds with a desire to wear make-up or heels. International Women's Day: school is 'the new front line of feminism' 2013-03-07T16:41:12Z

This year Adonis has slipped down the list, given odds of 14/1 alongside the Korean poet Ko Un and the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare. Haruki Murakami leads race for Nobel prize for literature 2012-08-23T15:20:49Z

The velodrome is the first major Olympic venue to be completed and is favourite to win with odds of 2/1 at William Hill. Stirling prize shortlist reflects new austerity in architecture 2011-07-20T23:01:03Z

History and consumer habit tells him, and us, that regardless of what happened in the past or disgusts us in the present, odds are in a few months we’ll be right back. Morning TV confessionals: From Nick Sandmann to Jussie Smollett, these interviews fail us 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

Nyong’o’s convincing performance lies in her ambivalence, her natural sweetness at odds with her instinct for survival. How Broadway Imagines Africa 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z

When it’s understood that motherhood and everything else in a woman’s life and career are not at odds. Olympic moms have it all! 2012-07-31T15:15:00Z

That film also goes to pains to draw parallels between our supposed hero and his child-killing nemesis, while Death Wish made a point of explicitly placing its protagonist at odds with civilised society. The Equalizer: why have Hollywood vigilantes gone soft? 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

The odds are heavily in favor of Patrick turning out like David, for aside from the genetic inheritance, as Auden reminds us, those to whom evil is done do evil in return. Patrick Melrose and the Fall of the English Élite 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

But you get moments with them of true intimacy and true connection, even though they’re at odds with one another. Film Forum Asks, What Is the Experience of Black Women in Film 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

That the confidence of Burle Marx’s design for Copacabana is at odds with Brazil’s rather dark current view of its own prospects only adds another layer to the complex story of his life and work. Brazil's modern look: Why Olympic viewers should know the name Roberto Burle Marx 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

It is also like climate change in that the industrialized west and the emerging economies of the global south are at odds. Read this and you may never eat chicken again 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

It will be a shame if The Iron Lady overlooks that deep anger in favour of exclusive focus on Thatcher as a woman triumphing against the odds. Meryl Streep playing Margaret Thatcher ? what's not to like? 2011-02-08T20:30:31Z

The theatre's achievements have resonated around the world as a focal point of creativity against the odds. Juliano Mer-Khamis obituary 2011-04-11T18:02:15Z

On the devil’s odds, Irons is both sanguine and pragmatic. White whiskers and wonky hips: A retirement home for Tasmanian devils 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

The ultimate achievement, according to Waterstone, is to see your vision realised, often against the odds: almost all entrepreneurs, he thinks, are fighting against received wisdom. A life in books: Tim Waterstone 2010-09-08T07:00:00Z

Brown battled long odds to realize his dream. Kane Brown Didn’t Fit the Country Music Mold. So He Made His Own. 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z

Lehane recalls Cher attracting a group of reporters at a campaign event for Gore in the fall of 2000 where she was advocating views about the Middle East at odds with the Gore campaign ticket. Seeking the limelight, with the help of star power 2012-03-16T21:12:20Z

Traveling by whim may now be at odds with the carefully researched vacation style of most time-short people, but it’s how I discovered this place. | Poland by the Sea 2011-08-01T21:00:30Z

Perhaps this interest, this love, is what made me survive against the odds. How I met my real father 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z

This shambling style would seem at odds with the digital precision of Industrial Light. The Carpetbagger: ?Rango,? Oscar Nominee From Industrial Light, Began in Pencil 2012-02-15T23:12:47Z

The format of the series - Stewart in the kitchen walking viewers step-by-step through recipes - is at odds with much of the most popular food television today, which favors competitions and other reality-based programs. Martha Stewart in the kitchen with new baking show 2011-01-31T17:35:14Z

Still, that doesn’t stop its exterior from being too starkly at odds with its interior, or its details from eating up that interior, leaving little space for art. 2010-01-15T05:00:00Z

This book presents myriad solutions and innovations that overcome those odds. 'Improbable Libraries' a fascinating trek among the stacks 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

What is going on here is that the cultural belief of the women as to what "too fat" looks like and therefore what is unhealthy is at odds with what the medical profession thinks. Do you know what too fat looks like? 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z

But here, the previous work’s bitterness feels abstract, at odds with the film’s placid drift. Josh Kline: Living in the Ruined World 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

As Pip grows up and seeks his fortune in London, he receives many lessons about the nature of the upper classes and the ways their snobbery is frequently at odds with the definition of nobility. Olivia Colman on her "Great Expectations" for Miss Havisham: “There's such darkness inside her" 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z

Also, the libretto is strewn with Christian moralizing that can seem at odds with such a brutal pagan crime story. Review: In Britten’s ‘The Rape of Lucretia,’ a Savage Act With Resonance Today 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

The odds are stacked against her, against many of the conservative women running amid the swelling tide of pink-hat-clad “nasty” women. Trump has spurred hundreds of women to run for office. Guess what? Some are Republican. 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

Mark Fisher was a writer and academic from the English Midlands who, in the early two-thousands, felt at odds with many of the institutions around him. Mark Fisher’s “K-Punk” and the Futures That Have Never Arrived 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

Written by Nina Raine, “Tribes” is a comic drama about that revolves around Billy, a young deaf man at odds with his intellectual and argumentative working-class family in London. When Hands Talk, Be Careful Where You Point 2014-02-07T23:10:32Z

Yes, terrorist attacks are rare, and the odds I'll be there when one happens are vanishingly small ... but they are not zero. How to Stay Safe at the Airport 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

The term carries baggage that “movement” doesn’t, assumptions about training and physique and dependence on music at odds with the inclusive, exploratory spirit of her class. Review: Eiko’s ‘Platform 2016,’ With a Class, a Film and More 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

“If your mother was a witch, well, the odds are much higher that you are too.” In This Novel, Witchcraft Makes Women Powerful, and Vulnerable 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z

By all rational odds, Armenia should not be on the map today. My Armenia 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z

“The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce’s Ulysses,” by Kevin Birmingham, is an engrossing non-fiction account of how Joyce wrote “Ulysses” and how he managed, against near-impossible odds, to get it published. The Best Books of 2014 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

The bookmakers odds have fluctuated after each show, but according to this morning, which compiles all the big bookies - and our - the UK is in the running for a top five place. Eurovision 2014: Reporter's diary 2014-05-11T11:21:17Z

Vargas Llosa has often been drawn to such fanatical historical figures at odds with society. Mario Vargas Llosa: a life in writing 2012-06-15T21:55:18Z

Unlike the legendarily debauched Russell Brand, who managed to parlay his status as a national pariah over Sachsgate into a successful live show, Manford's reputation seems at odds with the red-top revelations. This week's new comedy 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z

If the horse accepts you into his world, odds are you're a pretty desirable human being to be around. "Buck" brings real Horse Whisperer to movie screens 2011-06-23T12:31:50Z

Lily, whose life was a constant struggle against loneliness, grinding poverty and poor health, managed in the teeth of great odds to bring her children up decently. This Boy: A Memoir of a Childhood by Alan Johnson – review 2013-05-11T15:00:01Z

The episode’s narrator, Shankar Vedantam, said that the odds of randomly having forty-four male Presidents in a row would be one in eighteen trillion. Crocheting Hillary 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

The odds of getting a full refund are greater if you wait for the tour operator to call the whole thing off. Perspective | Everything Americans need to know about the E.U. travel ban 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z

Up to a week ago, they were still at odds over the terms, sources said. Producer George Stevens Jr. announces the 37th KenCen Honors was his last 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

Yet the very notion of the bio-pic is at odds with dramatic form, because lives are untidy and unstrung, while dramas are orderly and organized. Aaron Sorkin Hates Screens 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

It's an ambition at odds with his traditional Italian father, played by former "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini. 'Sopranos' creator Chase premieres 'Not Fade Away' 2012-10-05T20:45:13Z

Her initial diagnosis was six to 12 months, and she passed after four years of treatment, so technically she “beat the odds.” My dad’s gone off the rails 2012-11-07T01:00:00Z

As a Marine, Private Pyle was a major screw-up and always at odds with his no-nonsense sergeant. Actor Jim Nabors, TV's 'Gomer Pyle' of 1960s, dies at 87 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

These odds can make you feel that literature is a raffle or a bingo game. The Nobel Prize in Literature: A Year for Long Shots? 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

The rhythm is immediately locatable as Brazilian but, with an acoustic guitar and harpsichord chiming on top, it's an ornate, refined sound, perhaps at odds with the subject matter. Readers recommends songs about South America: The results 2010-06-24T22:00:00Z

Need a reason to press on against overwhelming odds? These Books Deliver Fables to Live By Today 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

Trebek lightened the message with humor: he said he must beat the odds because his contract requires he host the quiz show for three more years. Jeopardy host Alex Trebek confirms he has pancreatic cancer 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

There was naivete involved, but if we had really known how the movie business works and paid attention to the odds, it may have been more daunting. "When stupidity is elevated": "Airplane!" filmmakers reveal the secrets to their deadpan success 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z

His points about the uselessness of leafleting as a publicity tool, the crippling expenses involved in taking a show to Edinburgh and the woefully long odds of success were all fair ones. Edinburgh fringe hecklers should exit stage left and right 2010-09-03T16:03:00Z

Debunking their parlor-trick acts became a sort of second career for him, one that put him at odds with, among others, Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories. ‘Houdini,’ With Adrien Brody, on the History Channel 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z

A few trade reports hint that she has the best odds of winning this CEO derby. After Chris Licht, people are wondering where CNN goes from here. Here's a wild suggestion 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z

“Hand To God” print campaign, poking fun at their long odds on Broadway. Broadway Box Office Rallies In Advance Of Awards Season 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

Given these odds, I expected that the leaders of Shaoyang Teacher’s College had tried to help Wenli, whom they often spoke highly of. Teaching the People’s Republic 2012-09-03T13:00:00Z

He has already staked odds on them and puts “even money on the Girl ... just because.” Books of The Times: ‘We Live in Water’ by Jess Walter 2013-01-31T21:10:42Z

Throughout the day, the festival’s star power and its goals sometimes seemed at odds with each other, and at other times appeared to go hand in hand. “Making Change” at the Global Citizen Music Festival 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z

But in the third category, promotion can become insidious: here, the values of the movie are at completely odds with the advertising partner - or sometimes with the very concept of advertising. A Nightmare on Elm Street toaster? The worst movie merchandise 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

Ignatov is a fervent Communist, a committed ideologue, but already we sense that his compassion and moral scruples will set him at odds with the harsh demands of official policy. Exiled to Siberia: A First Novel Revisits Stalin’s Great Purge 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z

He or she is an empathetic figure, one who remains stalwart and determined in their battles against a relentless opposition and overwhelming odds. Donald Trump, professional wrestler: How the billionaire body-slammed GOP politics using a very peculiar playbook 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

“Nat Turner became a leader against incredible odds,” Mr. Parker is quoted as saying in the film’s production notes. Toronto Film Festival: Just Don’t Call Them ‘Black Films’ 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

I guess the odds would be against it. Jeff Garlin says there is a '51% chance' of a new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

Speaking of transformations, odds are something bad will emerge from Ethan, whether it’s the werewolf we all but know him to be or the satanic character that emerged last week. What to Look for in the 'Penny Dreadful' Finale on Sunday 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

You might decrease the odds of harboring rats in your car, Dr. Parsons said, by avoiding parking over sewers and drainage catch basins “as rats utilize these to move above and below ground.” Time to Check Your Pandemic-Abandoned Car for Rats 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z

Judith and her father in The World's Most Dangerous Place for Women Once in a while a programme manages to beat the odds. The World's Most Dangerous Place for Women, The Genius of Omar Khayyam and A Long Weekend With the Son of God | TV review 2010-03-31T05:45:00Z

And for all the death and tragedy in “My Life,” it is King’s grounding in her husband’s theology of peaceful resistance that enables her survival against excruciating odds. Mrs. King and Coretta: A Posthumous Memoir Explores Public and Private Selves 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

Today, Pete Seeger is approaching the far end of a life lived walking hand in hand with American history, often at odds with the government that runs things. Pete Seeger enters 9th decade as an activist 2011-10-24T09:16:03Z

Against the greatest odds it has forged a blueprint for its own survival. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part Five 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z

Hand To God  was priced at almost half that; in its print ads, the show pokes fun at its own long odds. Broadway Box Office Rallies In Advance Of Awards Season 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

Really, the entire loan exhibition is composed of patches, odds and ends: funny old hats, bits of buildings, mixed-up paintings, ambiguous personalities. Art Review: The Spirit of Xanadu, Morphing Across Borders 2010-09-30T21:52:00Z

But several other veteran producers described the chance to own a Tony as crucial for attracting investors, considering that the odds of making a profit on a Broadway show are long at one in four. Broadway Success Has a Price: $2,500 2013-07-03T21:09:35Z

Finals, reflecting on how the odds are aligned against young black men like him. The Political Athlete: Then and Now 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

The odds favored West’s having the club king. Bridge: Bridge: Two Declarers, Two Distinct Finesses 2011-10-12T22:52:54Z

The thinking and talking that I do inside the consulting room is at odds with many features of ordinary conversation. How can a therapist get the most out of therapy? 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z

Luckily, that is completely at odds with the friendly, softly spoken bookish 20-something currently nibbling on a handful of olives. Bombay Bicycle Club unveil new album 2013-11-08T07:45:51Z

As an artist did Updike suffer from divided loyalties — was the wide-eyed, hungry, rural Depression kid in some way at odds with the successful cosmopolitan figure he later became? Updike at Work: On Proust and Pennsylvania 2010-06-21T14:48:00Z

If you were to have polled many writers back then, nearly all would have placed long odds on Noah lasting more than a couple of years, let alone seven. Trevor Noah made "The Daily Show" his own — and better 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

Freeman no longer likes his odds of getting through the rest of the pandemic unscathed. Meet the covid super-dodgers 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

And yet, in the US, a woman’s odds of undergoing this risky operation are completely untethered from whether or not her circumstances require it. One in three US births happen by C-section but it varies widely by hospital 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z

James puts some money on the 10-to-1 odds for the Downton team to win, demonstrating that an earlier reference to his ability to get money pretty much confirms he’s a gambler. Downton Abbey Watch: Endings 2013-02-18T13:00:34Z

“All I had to do was beat the odds.” Joye Cottage, a Love Story 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z

“He could be the middleman, the one to take the fall. But 16-to-1’s actually pretty good odds on him for that reason.” Irish bookie puts odds on Trump’s administration, inauguration and impeachment 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

Sure, but young kids will hopefully cheer Georgia’s willingness to chase her dream despite the odds. Five Children’s Movies to Stream Now 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

Unless you are Kate Middleton, the odds are you didn’t grow up to be a princess. Are gendered toys harming childhood development? 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z

All six of his books feature male Muslim terrorists, so she figures the odds are pretty good. Review: When Muslim Identity Gets Tangled in the Sheets 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

But it’s at its best when it leaves the school grounds and follows the children home, into a harsh and unchanging world whose realities seem hopelessly at odds with the ideals of the school. Review: ‘Daughters of Destiny’ on Netflix Explores Caste Struggles in India 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z

Fonda knows that she's defied the odds in a youth-obsessed Hollywood that is especially unkind to actresses over 40, let alone over 70. Jane Fonda, set for an AFI Life Achievement Award, is still achieving 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

In the end, though, it’s the countless little odds and ends that do you in. One important winter chore for the gardener 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

Her exuberance is purposefully at odds with the cool precision of the main actors, all of whom sing with hyper-clarity. Singing in the rain 2011-03-27T00:04:08Z

Maybe I’m more at odds with writing now. In ?Walks With Men,? Ann Beattie Returns to the ?80s 2010-06-07T22:12:00Z

Manohla Dargis’s take: “It’s a smart, gutsy, wholly unexpected movie that, at center, is an old-fashioned story about an ambitious striver overcoming the odds to become another American success story,” the critic wrote. The Best Films of 2022, So Far 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z

But in my visits, the clubs offered a refreshing snapshot of French youth and culture, and one that was often at odds with the rest of the arts world here. As Paris’s Theaters Go Quiet, Its Comedy Clubs Are Packed 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

This is in keeping with Mr. Marber’s overall approach, in which the form and substance of existence are forever at odds. London Theater Journal: Maximally Minimal 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z

Yet, two years into the role, replacement singer Arnold de Boer remains slightly at odds with the music's loose, jagged edges. Vandermark blows his horn with Ex's winds of change 2011-03-09T15:20:46Z

Filmmakers make movies despite often-crushing odds, and some make movies while also struggling against entrenched prejudices. The Best Movies of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

The revelations are utterly at odds with Obama's long-held myth of his father's grandeur, a myth propagated by his well-meaning mother. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

It will be “one adventure with many heroes,” Dr. Tyson says early on, those heroes being people who advanced human understanding, sometimes against significant odds. Television Review: Neil deGrasse Tyson Hosts ‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ 2014-03-07T23:00:27Z

Researchers have repeatedly demonstrated that once a person is victimized, the odds are high that it will happen to them multiple times. Gamergate is back, because it never went away: Zoë Quinn faces new round of attacks 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z

This can sometimes feel at odds with the hyper-consumerist glamour of the diva lifestyle. What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z

An eye-popping set may seem at odds with a minimalist aesthetic, but not to Mr. Brody. Fiasco’s ‘Into the Woods,’ at McCarter Theater 2013-05-07T21:44:11Z

So which of the top six potential next 007s, according to current odds, would make the best recruits for Her Majesty’s secret service? Tom Hardy, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba … who should be the next James Bond? 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

The definition of "cool kitsch", as street kid Jimmy triumphs against the odds and becomes a disco dancing champion. Top 10 Indian cinema soundtracks 2013-07-25T16:02:25Z

The odds a person will get engaged in a year are 1 in 66.7. Amazing Facts About Love and Marriage 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

Ladbrokes says Britain's entry, Bonnie Tyler - famed for "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in the 1980s - is entering the contest with the weakest odds of any British contender in a decade. Eurovision returns to ABBA's homeland with pop and kitsch 2013-05-17T12:17:54Z

These days, though, the odds are good that you will instead find yourself watching a race. Movie Review: ‘Disney’s Planes’ Follows in the Footsteps of ‘Cars’ 2013-08-08T23:03:51Z

There is something seductive about the idea that professional success springs from our innate abilities, rather than the degree to which society tips the odds in our favour. Why are there so few women in tech? The truth behind the Google memo 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z

Humor, against all odds, is percolating under this bleak world from that opening scroll of exposition: “And Henry is not a forgiving man. …” 'Wolf Hall' Recap: Cromwell, the Nobody Who Gets Things Done 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z

That's at odds with Trump's contention that 98 percent of students surveys rated the program as "excellent." Trump defends his university, calls AG a 'political hack' 2013-08-26T18:07:13Z

Similar frustrations spill out in his inability to hold together the foreign policy team, with the Pentagon and the State Department regularly at odds. Decision Points by George W Bush ? review 2010-11-19T10:09:00Z

Ms. Zambello’s pictorial conception sometimes seemed at odds with the lean, haunted quality of the music. Critic’s Notebook: Glimmerglass Offers an Ambitious Spread of Works 2013-07-22T22:01:46Z

Indeed, it puts her at odds with North American and especially her Jewish culture, in which a burden is still placed on women to repopulate after the Holocaust. To Make Someone Be or Not to Make Someone Be 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z

But any idea that Vreeland stormed in and shook up Bazaar with her "European" sensibility is entirely at odds with the realpolitik of periodical publishing. Diana Vreeland by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart – review 2013-03-01T12:00:01Z

All the odds are against folk music, particularly one song rising up and having an impact.” Darius Rucker rides ‘Wagon Wheel’ to top of charts 2013-05-24T19:43:37Z

The set — designed, like the costumes, by Ms. Wolf’s frequent collaborator Vanessa James — presents worlds at odds. Review: In ‘Anna Akhmatova,’ a Magical Interlude Reconjured 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

At odds with all this is the stylized and thoroughly modern choreography of Camille A. Brown. Review: ‘Porgy and Bess’ Returns to a New Opera Landscape 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z

And in the Barrington Stage Company production, you’re often aware of voices and instruments uneasily at odds, with singers groping for the right, elusive pitch. Two Sides of Sondheim in the Berkshires 2010-07-06T21:36:00Z

The market, Singh said, has turned photography into a luxury good at odds with its vocation. Dayanita Singh’s Hands-On Photography 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z

“And that is often at odds with the need to move units in the video game industry.” He Created the Katamari Games, but They’re Rolling On Without Him 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z

When the odds are this lousy, stop worrying about them.  Dear Class of 2012, life isn’t easy 2012-06-26T20:49:00Z

The most effective subplot finds Lisa trapped in a romance with a pretentious rich kid and at odds with her own moral compass. The Simpsons mixes The Great Gatsby with hip-hop in misfiring special 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z

Paying over the odds for one of Blumenthal's Christmas puddings is exactly the same thing. Can a Christmas pudding ever be worth ?250? 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z

Even Cain's supporters acknowledge his odds have grown even steeper with a cloud planted over his campaign and just weeks before voting gets under way in Iowa. For Herman Cain, the campaign all but over 2011-12-01T23:29:00Z

Playing the odds isn’t cynicism; it’s just a statistical issue. When my wife got cancer 2012-09-12T00:00:00Z

Manhattan restaurateurs often lament that they face impossible odds in a real estate climate that increasingly puts them in competition for space with international retail chains, banks, pharmacies and other deep-pocketed businesses. Union Square Cafe Joins Other Victims of New York City’s Rising Rents 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

It is a movie at odds with itself. Movie Review: ‘The English Teacher,’ Starring Julianne Moore 2013-05-23T22:48:55Z

Spanish chorizo injected smoky allure into a lemon-zesty white wine broth for steamed clams, though the cured sausage’s hard texture seemed at odds with the tender clams. The pleasures of pasta at cozy Corretto 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

I fear that we will be at odds this week. ‘The Night Manager’ Finale: Did These Characters Make Sense? 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

His use of media here is jarringly at odds with the content in a way I am not sure he is in control of. The Demolition Artist: 3 Critics Debate Ivo van Hove 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

With odds like these it would appear that either the Almighty is ignoring my parent’s prayers on purpose, or the Mormons are worshiping the One True God. Honey, we’re praying for you 2013-03-31T01:00:00Z

In the TV film Temple Grandin, Claire Danes plays a woman with autism who succeeds against the odds in a world hostile to her needs. Claire Danes's secret diary 2011-04-01T23:03:12Z

The decision stands at odds with her statements, such as "love doesn't take up any space at all, and there's room enough for everyone's." Amy Seek's 'Confessions of a Birth Mother' explores meanings of motherhood 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

And even though experts caution against using this tack because you don’t enjoy a vacation or disagree with an unfair policy, the odds are in your favor. Travelers are turning to credit-card disputes when other routes to a refund have failed 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

If people really wanted to eat something new and creative and interesting, odds are they’d really want it at dinner, under twinkling stars, and not on a weekend late morning under the sun. Hey, Mr. Critic: Of Brunch and Its Avoided Discontents 2010-11-19T07:20:00Z

But time is short, said Sandro, and they are up against very tough odds. In Mexico, turning the tide for Bacalar’s threatened Lake of Seven Colors 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

Part of the problem is that Ratajkowski’s conception of herself is at odds with the reality she describes, which is a sincere but exasperating kind of celebrity dysmorphia. In a World That Exploits Women, Emily Ratajkowski Exploits Herself. Is That Progress? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z

Maybe not, but this is at odds with the demands of public funders. Will the recession mean theatre takes fewer risks? 2010-07-20T16:24:00Z

Going into the weekend, the odds were in the “Hunger Games” franchise’s favor. 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' soars again over 5-day weekend 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z

The skill lies in tipping the odds in your favour. Jason Bell's best shot 2010-07-21T21:01:00Z

When you look at the charts, the odds were against us to begin with,” says Ruess. Fun.: The Band Behind “We Are Young” Talks About Their Newest Hit 2012-06-18T10:45:49Z

If, on the other hand, you happen to be appearing in one of the productions brought up to Scotland by Double Edge Drama, the odds are better. Edinburgh festival fringe: Eton College turns heads, and careers 2012-08-04T09:47:21Z

Most of all, it conveys an inspired artist’s admiration for a beautiful, mysterious and tough bird that survives against considerable odds in the world of men. Tony Angell: A grateful guest in ‘The House of Owls’ 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

A few musicians in Los Angeles had dominated the Hawaiian category since its inception in 2005, feeding a widespread perception among the state’s musicians that the odds were stacked against them and driving entries down. Grammy Award Cuts Still Face Some Opposition 2011-12-28T23:18:54Z

"The people who like Frank are still around. The rock and roll part of the '60s did not dominate the commercial world. These two cultures were at odds the entire time." Scenes from 4 top Emmy contenders go under the microscope 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

Against steep odds, Anil wins a residency offer in Dallas at one of the busiest hospitals in America. ‘The Golden Son’ review: An immigrant’s dilemma 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

As a recipe developer, I often find myself with odds and ends in the fridge. A Foolproof Path to Dinner, by Way of Korea 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z

A piece of experimentalism at odds with convention. Arirang – review 2012-06-07T20:45:01Z

Hot smoked paprika, fennel and labneh pastries A great way of using up odds and ends of pastry, and you can play around with different seeds and spices too. Readers’ recipe swap: quick canapes | Eve O’Sullivan 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z

We watch as the men trick out their saddles with flashing CDs and plastic flowers, and as riders clop along the city streets, their leisurely pace at odds with the traffic around them. Black Cowboys, Busting One of America’s Defining Myths 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z

They are not quite the only decent people in the country, but their enemies are so numerous, so powerful and so deeply entrenched that the odds of defeating them seem overwhelming. | 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo': ?The Girl With Dragon Tattoo? ? Movie Review 2011-12-19T18:19:04Z

And in this age of peak TV, recognizable titles have greater odds at succeeding than complete newbies. Opiate for the Masses: “Game of Thrones” is the latest series to feed our spinoff habit 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z

Against all odds, I got duped by one of those online phishing schemes on Monday. All hail Will Smith and Tom Hardy, Hollywood's bad accent kings 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

“My conversations drop off sometimes when I realize the fantasy version of online dating and the reality of it” are at odds, he said. With Some Dating Apps: Less Casual Sex Than Casual Text 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

The body can respond at odds with your mental desire – becoming aroused without the latter; this happens from time to time in most people at any point in their sexual development. I'm a virgin and want to try sex, but I can't get in the mood 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z

Even if a vaccinated child gets a mild case - a very small risk - odds are you wouldn't even notice. Motherlode Blog: In Vaccines We Trust 2013-01-06T14:30:36Z

After all, the taste-the-rainbow-trend is at odds with the direction our food culture is taking. This is your food on acid: Why edible rainbows have taken over the Internet 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

But the biannual journal Esopus defied the odds last month when it published its 20th issue, “Special Collections,” which features work by Matthew Weiner, the creator of “Mad Men.” | The Independent Journal Esopus, Still Going Strong After a Decade of Publishing 2013-12-27T21:16:27Z

While it’s easy to understand — for economic reasons alone — the decision to go the story-theater route, there’s no question that all this minimalism is a bit at odds with the maximalism of the book. Review: Nick Offerman as a Giant of New Orleans, Resized 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

It's early, yet the odds suggest this is the place to be. Lollapalooza Day 1 in review 2011-08-06T06:57:00Z

Studies show that after 72 hours in a coma caused by a lack of oxygen, a patient’s odds of recovery are slim to none. How mom’s death changed my thinking about end-of-life care 2013-03-03T14:00:00Z

This situation is increasingly dire as the veterans from the two Gulf wars come home and attempt, against unprecedented odds, including a stalled economy, to return to civilian life. Addicted troops ignored 2012-09-18T18:32:00Z

The odds for "La La Land" to beat the record for most wins is 10/1. Amid record betting on Oscars, 'La La Land' is seen as a lock 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

While a white person has a 1 in 38 chance of developing it at some point in life, a Black person's odds are 1 in 1,000. Amazon's "Modern Love" got my cancer story wrong – and I'm so angry this keeps happening 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z

Edible discoveries get slightly more play at Birch, but the next time I’m set loose in Providence for a night, odds are my feet will carry me to Oberlin. A Providence Chef Has Connections at the Docks 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

He was particularly struck by what seemed to him "like this endless drive towards the accumulation of personal wealth", a motivation at odds, he is at pains to point out, with his own impulses. A life in books: Tim Waterstone 2010-09-08T07:00:00Z

Sheila often finds herself at odds with Alia, likely because she sees part of herself in her and is worried to see that story play out again. Beyond brown shame: Refreshing "India Sweets and Spices" moves past struggles of hyphenated identity 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z

"The Renaissance Hoarder" delights in anachronisms as it depicts a 17th-century damsel hauling a cart heaped with mattresses, a green refrigerator, a pink bathtub, a pelican, a giraffe and other odds and ends. Artist Tyson Grumm creates a surreal menagerie in latest exhibit 2012-05-23T21:02:04Z

Although the odds are stacked against her, the consistent message in “Tommy” is one of persistent ethics, threaded with moments of doubt and vulnerability. Review | In ‘Tommy’ and ‘For Life,’ criminal justice reform comes from within the system 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

The sensationalism, at odds with the project’s deliberate austerity, rattled Ms. Cennetoglu. Now Unreeling, an Istanbul Artist’s Tumultuous Decade 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

Slowly, my dad began to defy the doctors’ odds, but as his health continued its steady ascent, my relationship with Ellie took a downturn. I used to love the bride 2013-04-09T23:50:00Z

And then you can write something equally personal that's completely at odds with what the first person said. Lou Reed, legendary rock pioneer, dead at 71 2013-10-27T22:51:00Z

Combine those with the usual suspects for frequent delays — Newark, LaGuardia, Chicago O’Hare and San Francisco — and the odds are that few air travelers will escape inconvenience. With weather delays in the forecast, air travelers should pack their patience and follow these tips 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

She is politically at odds with her family, a situation she finds depressing, but is well used to by now. Chloë Sevigny: ‘I hope my family aren’t going to read this’ 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z

Such long odds are the product of misplaced priorities, says Tashiro, but it’s not strictly our fault. The Trick to Finding Your Soul Mate? Change Your Expectations 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

Phoenix was a shoo-in for best actor, with William Hill offering unappealing odds of 1/25 on. Baftas 2020: Sam Mendes and 1917 emerge victorious with seven awards 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z

Still, there were more women than we’ve known who beat the odds to become professional artists before the age of revolutions. The Renaissance Women Who Painted Against the Odds 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

Movies today, particularly summer movies, are populated by camp superheroes who overcome insuperable odds to defeat evil. Invasion of the dumbasses 2011-08-11T20:32:01Z

Perhaps against the odds, it's a smart, engaging film, hitting a confident stride right away, and coolly proprietorial in its attitude to London, taking on the big, iconic locations without looking touristy. All Things to All Men – review 2013-04-04T20:45:01Z

Based on the reception of fan boys at Comic Con this week, the odds are good that fans won't be waiting another 28 years for a third installment. "TRON:Legacy" movie brings video game world to life 2010-07-23T23:19:00Z

Runners who want to increase the odds of ending up with a good photo would be wise to plan ahead. Marathon Photos Often Fail to Capture the Glory 2012-11-05T22:37:03Z

After beating Alabama on Monday night, Bennett was asked during an interview what his success means for the "little guy" who tries to buck the biggest odds. Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett's words to live by: 'Life is tough, work through it' 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

Adding to the skewed odds, so few of the male population left standing are interested in women over a certain age. A love affair in life's last act 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z

Those are the odds someone is an atheist. Amazing Facts About Love and Marriage 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

But the show feels inorganic and at odds with itself, straining toward mystical expression and physical abandon yet tethered to an earthbound script that meanders for too long before arriving at Cindy’s party. ‘Quince’ Review: A Mexican American Tale That Explains Too Much 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z

The odds don't really matter though, because maybe your kid isn't. Kate Winslet schools everyone on inclusive sex ed 2011-09-09T14:10:00Z

Maybe it was the night’s full moon, but what are the odds that this concerto, which not only quotes a spiritual, ends with the obscure Baroque form of a quodlibet? Dvorak's 'New World' and a new piano concerto for our times at the Hollywood Bowl 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

And when a standup does something that seems at odds with his persona, the public’s fascination is intense. The Most Adventurous Comedy Right Now Is Also the Most Real 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

Swartz said that she believed that despite the long odds, the "Boyhood" campaign is not trying to do the impossible. The 'Boyhood' awards season campaign comes of age, delicately 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

The odds are, therefore, that it was a product of the security agencies of the US, UK or Israel, or some combination thereof. How Flame has changed everything for online security firms 2012-06-16T23:05:51Z

The pity-these-poor-spouses tone of “Prison Wives” is so often at odds with the dysfunctional nature of the relationships depicted that watching it becomes frustrating. 2010-02-12T23:17:00Z

Compared to, say, dying in a car accident or getting cancer, the odds of getting bitten or clawed or otherwise attacked by any sort of creature are minuscule. Why we're fascinated by animal attacks 2010-08-18T11:01:00Z

South Korean poet Ko Un and Syria's Adonis are generating the most buzz among Swedish Nobel watchers, while betting agencies are giving lower odds to Ngugi wa Thiong'o of Kenya and American novelist Cormac McCarthy. Poets buzzed about for Nobel literature prize 2010-10-06T18:47:00Z

Ms Blackwell said two sisters who told the court they had both been indecently assaulted by Roache were "wildly at odds with each other." William Roache rape claim 'unlikely' 2014-01-31T16:38:50Z

But like the former governor’s presidential bid, the odds of it happening looked improbable at first. ‘I don’t blame the scream speech’: Howard Dean on the first Internet campaign 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

“We reckon it’s imminent now...we’re odds on 1 to 2 that the baby arrives by Monday night,” William Hill’s Adams. Any day now - odds on for 'imminent' royal baby birth 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z

Instead of giving up, she went onstage at L.A.’s Largo, and did what only truly great artists do in the face of such terrible odds: turned it into relatable, heartbreaking, hilarious material. Tig Notaro Live: The Best Medicine 2012-10-10T14:30:16Z

Their English-language skills were at odds with the fluent performance on their hit songs. Girl, you know it's not true: 8 major revelations from the "Milli Vanilli" documentary 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z

From his guitar, he controls a vast assemblage of musical odds and ends, from pianos to rows of tuned bottles. Pat Metheny: The Orchestrion Project – review 2013-02-10T00:05:08Z

He can use The Heart to see how the future will play out and gives her the odds of her meeting Parker and Mulvaney at the bottom of the mountain. "Heart of Stone" stars Gal Gadot in a lackluster Europudding action flick 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z

In a strange way, though, the long odds felt liberating. I Finally Made it to ‘Jeopardy!’ and Was Beating James Holzhauer. Then He Got Rolling. 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z

But the two are at odds with each other. Writing truthfully about my father: An act of resistance, an act of love​ ​ 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

When Washingtonians dig into boiled shrimp with drawn butter at a local restaurant, the odds are nearly 50-50 they won’t be eating the species of shellfish promoted on the menu. Shrimp mislabeling is widespread on menus and in stores, advocacy group says

That’s partly because the odds were never strictly in her favor. Can a Brazilian Pop Star Crack the U.S. Market? Anitta Says Yes. 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z

The players involved often find themselves at odds with one another, disagreeing on tactics, strategies and how far they’re willing to go. Power to the people: A superior cast ensures that “Guerrilla” hits its target 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z

I really was just really at odds with myself. What comedian Pete Holmes knows about the self and love, and self love 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

The soloist and orchestra were often at odds, especially in the rustic final Allegro, which stumbled rather than danced. Review: Squeezing Music Made for One Hall Into the Geffen 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z

And often, Mr. Cole raps with a forceful tone at odds with his contemplative subject matter. Review: The Only Big Name Here Is Still J. Cole’s 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

At the time of writing, its Academy Awards odds are shortening by the day. Cinema 2015: A year of change and reinvention 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

It appears that currying favor with a slice of that small membership can really increase the odds of a nomination. ‘The Shape of Water’ and ‘Big Little Lies’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z

Harvard and Stanford admission rates these days are five and four per cent, respectively—only slightly better odds than the acceptance rate of the Offshore. A Brazilian Thriller That Exposes the Sinister Side of Meritocracy 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z

The lyrics – “I’m pickin’ up good vibrations” – are jarringly at odds with the images on screen; nothing is good about this situation and the music hits that home. Mood music: how a jaunty pop song can ramp up movie terror 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z

Beautiful, hypnotic, mysterious and elliptical, “Zama” is a story about a man at odds with a world that he struggles to dominate, which becomes a lacerating, often surprisingly comic evisceration of colonialism and patriarchy. Men, Women, Cinema — No Longer the Same Old Story 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

Clearly Mr. Kanno harbors no illusions about the odds he faces. Critic?s Notebook: Music From Japan at Merkin Concert Hall 2012-02-17T00:37:24Z

Experts say the odds are against such suits. A Maid Sees Herself In a Novel, and Objects 2011-02-17T23:18:41Z

The janitors, secretaries and Pullman porters who, quite simply, found joy against all odds. ‘Thinking of the past, considering the future.’ Inside the African American History and Culture Museum. 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z

Ms. Gordon-Larsen’s research, published two years ago in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that active commuters cut their odds of obesity by 50 percent. Global Athlete: Hitting the Road to Get to Work, and Back 2011-10-07T15:39:07Z

This time around, Guyton is back, and she has increased her odds. Mickey Guyton on Her Grammy Nominations: ‘I Was Right’ 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

At first they seemed at odds with each other. Labor watch: Fleet Foxes versus The Head and the Heart 2011-02-01T20:32:06Z

I made for a terrible house guest – newly divorced and deeply distressed, quite at odds with the air of celebration. Laura Barton: ‘The last time I went home for Christmas was five years ago. I was a terrible guest’ 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z

The forlorn quality in his music is at odds with the public persona DeMarco projects. On “This Old Dog,” Mac DeMarco’s two sides become one 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z

There are many famous actors who married civilians and lived happily ever after, but when two stars collide, the odds are stacked against them. Are John Krasinski and Emily Blunt Hollywood’s new golden couple? 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z

The biggest long shot is even worse than you think. On the racing track board, you might see a horse with 50-1 odds, far worse than any other option. How to Turn a Profit on Preakness Bets 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

But his earnestness is at odds with the movie’s desperate, frenetic desire to keep us engaged every minute. Review: Matt Damon Elevates Jason Bourne
 Beyond Generic Action 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z

Eventually the movie "lurches into action movie territory, complete with the sort of violence and brutality that is tonally at odds with the farcical set-up." 'Let's Be Cops' should hand over its badge and gun, reviews say 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Broadimage/Rex/Shutterstock Age: 43 CV: The Wire, Luther, Beasts of No Nation Bookmakers’ odds: 4/1 Elba doesn’t need the diversity vote to place him right at the top of this list. Tom Hardy, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba … who should be the next James Bond? 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

Isildur asks to be taught, the horse bringing the father and son, often at odds, together. Galadriel, the "Rings of Power" horse girls and why they matter to Middle-earth 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z

Her writings frequently put her at odds with church leaders, but her mastery of the archives and persuasive writing style won her admirers among Mormons and non-Mormons alike. Linda King Newell, Feminist Scholar of Mormon History, Dies at 82 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

The skepticism about “Spygate” puts mainstream outlets at odds with conservative news sources. ‘Spygate’? The mainstream news media has a few problems with that phrase. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

Still, the odds are 90 percent that if you eat some random thing from the woods, you’ll be okay, he assures us. In Asheville, N.C., foraging for food with the Mushroom Man

That said, one indomitable annual variety program has defined the odds: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which kicks off the Christmas season. Love Christmas Variety Shows? Go Ahead, Take Another Helping 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

How do you beat the odds when it comes to Hollywood marriages? A Minute With: Jada Pinkett Smith as TV's "Hawthorne" 2010-06-17T12:30:00Z

The redirecting of Trek into a commentary about the nature of terrorism and revenge is an interesting choice, and one that seems at odds with traditional values. Where Are Our Bright Science Fiction Futures? 2013-03-29T14:00:11Z

It’s called: “What are the odds? From Crack Addict to CEO.” Is the MyPillow guy the future of the Republican Party, or is he just dreaming? 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z

The dialogue is barbed and the characters immediately at odds. You May Not Like Lionel Shriver’s Characters. That May Be the Point. 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z

The SimuMater provides a CGI image of the baby you would have with the guy who just asked for your number — get the deluxe version for preschool admission odds. Style Invitational Week 1087: The core ridiculum — courses you’d like to see

What set Smiley and his colleagues apart was the moral ambiguity of their exploits, which often placed them at odds with their own consciences. John le Carré is back in fine form — with George Smiley — in 'A Legacy of Spies' 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z

Disregarding the odds of success, I directed a loving monologue to what I hoped existed. IVF: 'I had the dread feeling that I was part of some greater experiment' 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

Watching Mr. Sorkin’s “Newsroom” is a little like watching the news — if you don’t like one segment, the odds are pretty good that there’s a better one right after it. ‘The Newsroom’ Enters Its Final Season 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

But the odds are better down the hall. Review | At the MGM National Harbor casino, a celebrity chef’s restaurant falls flat 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z

Somehow, the rump independent China survived and, against considerable odds, became one of the victorious allies in 1945. China's War with Japan, 1937-1945: The Struggle for Survival by Rana Mitter – review 2013-06-06T11:00:01Z

For home cooks, fried rice is typically glorified leftovers, less a matter of recipe than frugal housekeeping, using up the odds and ends in a kitchen, seeing to it that nothing goes to waste. At Fan Fried Rice Bar, No Soy Sauce, Just Sublime Fried Rice 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z

"I feel genuinely fortunate that my case came full circle against all odds," Alexenko said. NY rape victim leads project to catch predators 2011-06-01T06:58:08Z

I say this knowing that the odds of that ever happening are roughly equivalent to those of Thomas Pynchon participating in a live cooking segment on “Good Morning America.” Letters to the Editor 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

Young, smart, photogenic, they exuded a detached downtown cool at odds with the image of the writer as bleary-eyed, ink-stained wretch hunched over a Royal Upright typewriter surrounded by drifts of rejection slips.  Tama Janowitz memoir 'Scream' is strangely lacking; Elizabeth Hand reviews 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

As subsequent generations were bred, the genetic odds of twins multiplied. Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

In other words, the authorities and the artists were at odds about an issue as old as Plato: From the ruler’s perspective, the problem with art is that it incites irrational passions. Art Review: At Japan Society, Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi 2010-04-15T21:23:00Z

The Devonshires' taste for luxury survived periods of terrible debt – and they continued to live in a state which often seemed at odds with the age. The Devonshires by Roy Hattersley – review 2013-05-18T14:00:02Z

Would it have helped their odds to wheel and deal with other members of their class? Max Rose came to Congress to do big things. But first, he has to do dumb things. 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z

But the sound that emerged from the facade was intriguingly at odds with the bedizened persona. The Week Ahead: Nov. 18 — 24 2012-11-18T08:00:06Z

It may hint at the staggering levels of performance that dancers achieve against the odds. The Agony and the Ecstasy: English Ballet's Black Swan? 2011-03-22T15:03:53Z

What they share is an outsize confidence and clueless bravado that remains, against all odds, endearing. ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Has the Most Exciting Comics (and the Silliest) 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z

For years they’d defied the odds; so many times they’d been written off creatively, physically, or economically, only to return, sometimes as vital as before. “I won’t see the end of the year”: Backstage at Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead’s final shows 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z

This was where their temperaments and upbringing were at odds. Isabel Wilkerson on Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ and the Great Migration 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

Even though travel companies seem to be capitalizing on our alleged tobacco use, your odds of disputing the charges are fairly good. Travel industry to smokers: Puff at your own risk

Our group was made up of three guys and a girl, which also stacked the odds against us; apparently IRA terrorist cells often consisted of that ratio. Experience: I was arrested by a Swat team by mistake 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

And points a finger back at her, and put her back at odds with him. “He’s a pretty scary dude”: “House of Cards'” Michael Kelly on another season as political fixer Doug Stamper — and why he’s supporting Hillary 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z

He instead lowers his weapon, clearly at odds with his mission. 6 Intriguing Deleted Scenes From 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

Shown in competition on the last day of the festival, it left prizeless — this year’s jury was deeply at odds with critics — but is already one of its most talked-about films. ‘Elle,’ Starring Isabelle Huppert as a Rape Victim Who Turns the Tables, Rivets Critics 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

It is similarly poignant that the grieving friends and families who place them at roadsides often find themselves at odds with local councils, who'd have their floral tributes removed under healthy and safety regulations. Watch this 2010-07-06T23:05:00Z

After a season apart or at odds, Quinn finds new equilibrium with Rachel, somewhere between toxic brittleness and manic determination. ‘UnREAL’ Season 2, Episode 9: ‘This Is All We Need’ 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

Traditional narrative insists that this would be the part where I would begin to struggle, against the odds, for decades, in order to fulfil my dearly held dream. Caitlin Moran: my sex quest years 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z

Within a population, this is only practical if no two groups’ beliefs are ever at odds. Trump, the University of Chicago, and the Collapse of Public Language 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

“This and That” is a sampling — curated odds and ends. A Welcome Gust of Weird, and Adventures in Shadow Puppetry 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z

Or are your romantic leads at such odds that the only place they can work out their differences is in a nearby hammock? Clip joint: islands 2010-07-14T09:11:00Z

Against all odds, Gore and Gahan’s group has become a legacy act, and an influence on musicians who’ve become veterans themselves. The Exquisite Darkness of Depeche Mode 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z

Alongside the everyday odds and ends are classical art materials: tubs of paint, stacks of ripped up inkjet prints and paintings created from photographs, acrylic and oil paint. Sarah Sze and the Art of Tracking Time 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z

It is not clear what prompted Riley to quit the show, but his departure did boost the odds of making it to the lives for a trio of Team Pharrell hopefuls. 'The Voice' recap: Did the knockouts pack a punch? 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

Brooke while rummaging through Warehouse 839, a shop in Saco, Maine, that specializes in everything from estate furniture to odds and ends. The Hunt for Clarity About van Gogh’s Last Days Leads to Maine 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z

But word of mouth and ease of e-book download helped the series become a phenomenon despite the odds; a movie is already in the works. The Week Ahead: One, Two, Three Shades of Grey 2012-04-16T10:45:32Z

Ang Lee has often bucked long odds in his films. Ang Lee’s Life of Pi: Storm and Fang, Water and Wonder 2012-11-20T15:00:06Z

For years, Paris museums have mostly offered charmless dining rooms and cafeterias serving uninspired food, at odds with their institutions’ cutting-edge agendas and masterpiece-filled exhibition halls. Choice Tables: Museum Restaurants: Where Art and Haute Cuisine Meet in Paris 2010-03-12T17:06:00Z

To the headmistress of our all-girls grammar school, fashion was at odds with high-mindedness. Glamour versus feminism? Just look at the images in the media we all adore 2010-03-21T00:07:00Z

Maria’s efforts to keep her Latina cohorts united put her at odds with Piper — a plot development that simmers for a few episodes and then comes to a boil. ‘Orange Is the New Black’ returns, darker and more relevant than ever 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

Though often at odds with one another, they were alike in many ways. Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. Had Much in Common 2012-08-01T22:15:55Z

Expect booby traps and battles as the rebels hope to keep the odds ever in their favor. Hot tickets for cold days: Five new family movies for the holiday season 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z

Whether you sew one from scratch or just throw it together with odds and ends from your closet and a glue gun, we want to see it. Making your Halloween costume? Enter our contest 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Given that women outnumber men at the polls, support among his constituents bodes well not only for Aiken’s election odds but his popularity rating in general. America, Meet Your Next Congressman: Clay Aiken’s Winning Formula 2014-02-05T22:28:02Z

Big Joe, without looking up from eating his beans, blithely replies, “If it was a blind lady in a wheelchair, I’d still give them the odds.” David Huddleston, the Title Lebowski in ‘The Big Lebowski,’ Dies at 85 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

The promotion often depicts female fighters as heroines who, against all odds, have broken barriers in MMA and in sports more broadly. The rise of female UFC fighters obscures profound exploitation, inequality 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z

There is, for example, Dapper, who wants a good-luck charm to improve his gambling odds and is made to believe a simple flea, conveniently near-invisible, will do the trick. Review: ‘The Alchemist,’ a Play in Search of Comedy Gold 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z

You don’t need to mention the boozy breath; odds are, management is already clued in to the suspected cause. @Work Advice: Booze and blues clues 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

Yet trying to squeeze “My Political Biography” into a tidy categorical box is fundamentally at odds with Preciado’s expansive project, which is at once an argument, a confession, a celebration and a road map. ‘Orlando, My Political Biography’ Review: A Collective Approach to Joy 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z

Despite the overwhelming odds stacked against her, Elliott was determined to become a writer. The Harsh Realities of Being Indigenous in North America 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z

When it comes to politics, radicalism and pragmatism might seem to be entirely at odds, but Srinivasan dares us to see how they need to be connected. ‘The Right to Sex’ Thinks Beyond the Parameters of Consent 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

Getting bumped up to first-class is always a nice feeling, but one airline professional says there are three ways you can boost your odds. Flight attendant reveals how passengers have scored free, first-class seats 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

We knew it was going against the odds. Public Enemy's Chuck D still fighting the power 2010-03-13T03:02:00Z

It is a totally unexpected world, says Courtney, completely at odds with the one new parents expect to enter. ‘I never knew whether I’d take my two premature babies home’ 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z

Fit and on his game, 50 seemed in high spirits throughout the show and marveled at how, against the odds, he did get rich and didn't die tryin'. Eminem drops in on 50 Cent's 'Get Rich' SXSW show 2012-03-17T10:02:18Z

The odds are in Brie Larson’s favor to win for her committed performance as a kidnapped mother in Room, given the film has the advantage of a best picture nomination. Golden Globe awards 2016: who will win, and who should win 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

Even his dress, today, is contradictory, the pastel polo shirt at odds with the tattoos and big jewellery – part country club, part rocker. Nicolas Cage: 'People think I'm not in on the joke' 2013-07-20T08:00:00Z

The odds of seeing skittish animals in the wild while traveling with three noisy youngsters seemed slim. Cobblestones? Check. Castles? Check. Budget? Check. Why Romania Is Worth the Trip. 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z

Against all odds, the sun emerged at that exact moment. History in the making: Kate, William are wed 2011-04-29T11:43:13Z

Highly skilled people working in high-pressure environments using some of the most remarkable technology ever developed to overcome what, at times, seem insurmountable odds to restore people to health is awe-inspiring. We love the NHS too much to make it better 2013-03-09T06:31:01Z

“What do you think the odds of Ethan’s being struck by lightning are?” ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead,’ a Michael Koryta Novel 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

Mr. Scovel is such an exciting live performer — and he really is one of those comics you need to see in person — because his improvisational instinct appears to be at odds with his own material. A Comic on the Verge, His Absurdism on the Fly 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

Odds: The signature line of the games — "May the odds be ever in your favor." A-Z guide to 'The Hunger Games' 2012-03-24T01:27:25Z

In theory, the cooks should be able to get creative with the odds and ends, yet offal isn’t a major feature of the menu. White Gold Butchers Slices to the Point: Meats Cooked Simply 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z

Since there will be only one “real” universe, and countless simulated ones, the odds that we are living in one of the simulations instead of the one actual reality are overwhelming. Did the Oscars Just Prove That We Are Living in a Computer Simulation? 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

Those go into a pot with thyme, bay, and a few other odds and ends, and boom: veggie broth. 6 tips for the perfect French onion soup 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z

This further reinforced the “model minority myth” of Asian American students as stellar accomplishers with an almost supernatural ability to overcome all odds and pull themselves up by their bootstraps to achieve the American dream. The dangerous myth of “The Triple Package”: What Amy Chua gets wrong about Asian-American communities 2014-02-13T17:37:00Z

And cultural accomplishment, achieved against high odds, is often ignored or forgotten. Finding Common Ground at El Museo del Barrio 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z

Krystal Weedon moved me to laughter, admiration, distaste, anger and finally, in her great battle against such unfair and immense odds, to tears. The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling – review 2012-09-29T23:05:13Z

For older readers, I looked for books about diverse people, including kids who have overcome sometimes overwhelming odds to make a difference in the world. 19 books to help children find hope and strength in stressful times: A librarian’s list 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z

This critique is at odds with the warmth with which many black people still hold the singer, particularly in the United States, where he remains enormously beloved. Can 48 Artists in 14 Rooms Capture Michael Jackson? 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

It presents the visual and philosophical richness of a style long at odds with so many first principles of New York painting in decades past: flatness, simplicity and straightforward process. What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries Right Now 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z

In the 1930s, these two men — Dr. Henry Smith Williams and bureaucrat Harry Anslinger — were at odds with one another about how to deal with the problem of addiction. This 1938 book on addiction could have stopped the war on drugs 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z

Which makes “From the Corner of the Oval” somehow, against the odds, a story of hope. A White House Memoir That’s Equal Parts C-Span and ‘Sex and the City’ 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z

Lawyers representing Sung and the court-appointed guardian for the child are at odds over whether Sung's parental rights should be terminated because of the way she abandoned her newborn. Should abandoned child return to his mom? 2011-08-30T10:38:00Z

Formerly friends, they are at odds when “Danton’s Death” starts, at the height of the Reign of Terror, in 1794. Review: A Far-From-Revolutionary ‘Danton’s Death’ 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z

May the odds be forever in your favour! The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - review 2012-09-28T08:00:00Z

It’s all “so preliminary,” she said, “that it’s not fair to say we are at odds in any way.” Hudson Yards Promised a Park. They Didn’t Mention the Giant Wall. 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

Unless you’re a fervent believer in carbon capture and probably even then, the odds that humans can remediate the ecological harm they have done seems slim. Review: ‘Are We Not Drawn Onward to New Era’ Stages a Disaster in Reverse 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z

"This is their town. This is their country. This is their sport. The odds are in their favour. All of the odds." Brazilians for a day, tourists wear 'verde amarelo' for World Cup opener 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

Slim odds, but people win them every day. The Broadway Shows to See Now 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

Instead, what we got was a pulled pork, Walla Walla sweet onion and barbecue sauce pie that worked against all odds. Reinvention in Walla Walla’s Wine Country 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z

The risk of succumbing to that despair is real; but doing so would be at odds with the Black tradition. To This Essayist and Cultural Critic, the Black Tradition Is Resistance 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z

Someday, another young, Black, female athlete won't have to weather the same degradation, or overcome the same impossible odds to be great — and it will be because of Biles and her sacrifices. Our endless demands on Simone Biles 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z

The six were all independent, unconventional thinkers who often found themselves alone and at odds with their own peers and allies. How the Great Leftist Thinkers of the 20th Century Contended With Zionism 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

Newcomers have defied the odds – and perhaps good business sense – to open. Summer nights: the US drive-in cinemas still packing ‘em in 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

Our inner world is at odds with that. Lenny Abrahamson: 'Good guys can be complex too' 2013-01-03T17:00:01Z

Hollywood, he said, was run by a bunch of permissive liberals whose values were at odds with mainstream American decency. The black Oscar wins that got away | Peter Bradshaw 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

Against the odds, it survived into the 21st century while its people went hungry and its allies drifted away to pursue globalization and reform. North Korea's Kim Jong Il has died 2011-12-19T04:19:00Z

Those working in intensive care held the line against what initially appeared to be impossible odds, providing a much needed bulwark against the mystery illness – and buying all‑important time. Coronavirus: how the lessons of Sars could save us today 2013-03-24T00:05:35Z

They also realize their odds of victory are infinitesimal, in that they’re outnumbered a thousand to one. 'Game of Thrones' recap: Tyrion's life at stake in trial by combat 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

It is, in fact, directly at odds with said normalization. TV can’t not be political: What Jimmy Fallon’s defenders get wrong about late-night 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

Despite the odds, he would eventually graduate from college by taking night classes after my mother was born. "Pachinko" told me what my grandparents couldn't 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z

Ultimately one imagines this can only help Court TV’s odds to break through the clamor. Court TV is back in session and preparing for Weinstein 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z

The soldiers, out of uniform, appear full length in an informal lineup, some peacocking in haughty postures, others interacting with a spontaneity at odds with 17th century painting. Richard Avedon’s Wall-Size Ambitions 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z

Captain Scott and the British polar team at the south pole, 18 January 1912: 'Fong explains physiology through gripping stories about survival against the odds.' Anatomies by Hugh Aldersey-Williams; Extremes by Kevin Fong – review 2013-02-24T00:07:13Z

Such power as the play still musters devolves by default to Mr. Mays, who sublimates his own bravura tendencies to deliver an indelibly moving performance at gratifying odds with the manic flourishes on view elsewhere. Harold Pinter and Tracy Letts Revivals, and ISIS on Stage in London 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

Lineker points out that the accusations of tedium are at odds with the basic tone and tempo. World Cup 2014: why Gary Lineker is a man of two halves 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

However the new lottery shakes out, one thing is almost certain for stationary vendors: They will face longer odds for a spot near the Mall. Food trucks on the Mall? Stationary vendors worry about the impending competition

Against all odds, since the ready-made is one of the clichés of our time, she is extending its tradition in original ways. Art Review: Haim Steinbach’s and Helen Marten’s Solos at Bard College 2013-08-01T22:21:00Z

Tom Cruise’s career suggests that these operations are entirely possible, as does every other movie about rakish charmers facing hopeless odds. ‘Triple Frontier’ Review: Men on a Mission? Possible! 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

Moss’s resulting documentary centers around Pastor Jay’s efforts to keep his makeshift community running, despite being nearly constantly at odds with the city council, the local newspaper and his neighbors. “The roads were cracking, the crime rate was rising”: What happens when fracking takes over your town 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z

Bookies had been giving 8-1 odds on next week's national singles chart top 10 – announced on Sunday– being comprised entirely of Beatles songs. Britain's favourite Beatles song? It looks like Hey Jude 2010-11-19T17:15:00Z

Yet despite this jump, the chance of a self-published author hitting it big are as slim as the odds of a “Fifty Shades” reader getting a Mensa card. I’m a self-publishing failure 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her question, though, simple and direct, compelled me to make a clear and unequivocal decision: I would embrace my odds and hope for the best. Perspective | When it came to breast cancer, my daughter taught me to be direct with her 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

Everyone felt kind of at odds and ends. You're A Boomer If You Love These 10 Movies 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

But the song's message is to keep going, fanatically, despite all the odds. Portrait of the artist: Wayne Sleep, dancer 2010-07-26T21:15:00Z

Fashion is an ecosystem with one segment often at odds with another. Fashion will survive. But many of the designers at the heart of the industry might not. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z

Yes, we too have spontaneous abortions that stack the odds in favor of healthy children. Greed, inequality, abortion: The powerful take what they can, leave mothers with nothing 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z

It’s a toast to a Parisian tradition that, against all odds, is still going strong. Holiday Books About Pearls, Parties and Peace 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

When, against the odds, he survived, he added the subtitle A Memoir of Recovery before its publication in 1995. Wilfrid Sheed obituary 2011-02-21T19:01:03Z

Owing to its considerable height, the coaster's flight pattern seemed to be at odds with that of native birds. Fowl play: the mystery surrounding Fabio's fatal goose-to-face collision 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z

If anything, the pristine gleam of the venue is at odds with the band: somewhere visibly broken, ingrained with the filth of ages, might suit their sordid songs better. The Tiger Lillies ? review 2011-07-21T17:17:28Z

Middle-aged losers and burnouts are a favorite of the movies, the sagging-gut analogues to all those bright young men struggling and invariably finding their ways despite the odds, their families and circumstances. | 'Roadie': ?Roadie,? Directed by Michael Cuesta - Review 2012-01-05T23:25:13Z

“And when ‘Saving Face’ got made against all odds, I had this moment when I was like a deer in headlights.” Alice Wu’s Lesbian Rom-Com Was Influential, but Her Follow-Up Wasn’t Easy 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

The band flowed in and out of focus; its sections were sometimes at odds with one another in tempo and pitch. Review: The Vision Festival Gives Experimental Jazz a Big Hug 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

In a field that began with more than 20 candidates, weighing every person's odds evenly is impossible. Warren fought back at the media erasure that felled other candidates by stealing Bloomberg's show 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z

It's as if she pulls it off against the odds – her voice is thin and quiet, and it is, after all, just her, pushing buttons, playing loose and formless songs. Coachella festival 2013 day three: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Cave, Grimes – review 2013-04-15T09:49:58Z

On a personal note, the odds of you complaining are also on the decline. Forecasting 2015’s travel trends 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

The new normal is at odds with the old way of doing business: in person. ‘So, what do you do?’ What, indeed. With office life dormant, white-collar Washington is adrift. 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z

Choice’s posed portraits are complemented by a quartet of impromptu shots of protesters at odds with police officers. Review | In the galleries: Exploring the tension between physical and digital art 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z

Unable to repair the puppet, Geppetto saws off both its limbs, replacing them with ever more imaginative prostheses he fashions from tools, clamps and odds and ends. Spare Times for Children for June 21-27 2013-06-20T23:01:28Z

This isn’t the first time this year that the lottery odds were busted. 24 winning lottery tickets, worth $600G, sold at the same Maryland store 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z

Frank Sinatra once remarked that Curtis was his favourite Hollywood actor, "because he beat the odds". Tony Curtis dies aged 85 2010-09-30T10:06:00Z

“These are guys who against all odds achieved their goals and realized their dream,” Mr. Wahlberg said. ?The Fighter? Has a Long Count Before Its Release 2010-08-09T22:03:00Z

“The odds are always against you. It’s going to be 90 percent rejection with many ‘casualties’ along the way, and you must constantly shift your strategy to find new ways forward.” ‘It Was a Crusade’: Karen Brooks Hopkins Revisits Her BAM Tenure 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

Unlike filming a movie, sports are live and have to be shot right the first time - and the need for two cameras to create the 3-D image greatly increases the odds something will go awry. Networks work to master new era of sports in 3-D 2011-04-06T19:28:42Z

I loved how we writers enjoyed nailing ourselves to our own cross, working on projects for years on end when the odds of finding an audience was, at best, tiny. I wanted to publish a book before I died 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

But for me what stands out are the moments in his narratives when human beings, usually working against terrible odds, fortify one another with unexpected kindnesses, insights or surprised love. Edinburgh international book festival: writers' picks 2011-08-12T21:55:15Z

We were partners and it was almost like we were in a battleground, really struggling you know, for peace, for world peace, against all odds. Yoko Ono says still getting over Lennon's death 2010-10-08T16:47:00Z

She thought that only a handful of people bought tickets and that her odds of winning were one in ten. David Sedaris: The IHOP Years 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

But it is also the story of a friendship that endures failures, defeats and ridicule, and that grows deeper and stronger against all the odds. Anthony Close obituary 2010-10-03T17:41:00Z

Right from the off, Mrs Bridge is slightly at odds with her situation. Overlooked classics of American literature: Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell 2012-10-02T13:41:50Z

And the odds are that, in some form or another, those instincts percolate throughout your waking hours every day. Theater Review: ‘Love and Information,’ by Caryl Churchill, at Minetta Lane 2014-02-20T03:00:14Z

They are testament to how memory and culture persist and survive against even the longest odds and in their survival defy what conflict does. The Begram ivories: Rescuing Afghanistan's lost history 2011-02-27T00:05:25Z

“What are the odds that I would go out for a walk and come across this fossil at the precise moment that it was exposed and nothing was covering it?” she said. Woman on beach finds fossil from unknown animal likely older than dinosaurs 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

But finally, against all odds, the Bluths are coming back this Sunday, with all the episodes of the new series available at once on Netflix. Arrested Development season four: the return of the greatest sitcom ever 2013-05-20T16:13:33Z

Then came the critical task of finding an actor whose portrayal of killer Joe could hold the audience’s sympathy against all odds. Anatomy of TV hit ‘You’: right book, creators, global reach 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z

Kaufmann opted instead for a consistent legato, sometimes at odds with the orchestra and, in extreme cases, slurring phrases into unintelligibility. Review: Opera Stars Take On an Omicron-Battered Vienna 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

I might have them be really, strongly at odds with one another, and I would really be feeling it, to the point where it almost became like my own little kid version of acting. An interview with the dean of "Community" 2011-09-28T22:30:00Z

If your phone rings twice, odds are that it’s legitimate. Stop the ringing! How to block those annoying robocalls. 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z

So much now depends on the strength of the campaign as well as the merit of the work that make the odds of receiving an Oscar more and more complicated. Anonymous Oscar ballot: Publicist gives "Roma" 7, "Vice" 3, "Can You Ever Forgive Me" 2 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

They share a double bill next week, and the odds are decent that there will be some cross-pollination between their respective bands. Jazz Listings for Oct. 10-16 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

But it wasn’t just the instruments that felt at odds with Joyce’s experience in music. For composer Molly Joyce, disability is no barrier to virtuosity 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

On the surface, his affinity for the traditional romantic ballets that constitute much of the company’s repertory seems at odds with the glee he takes in scrambling gender roles through his alter egos. He’s a Ballet Dancer. And a Singer. And a Drag Queen. 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

Sometimes stagecraft can be a guise, an outfit either at odds with the body that wears it or a garish distraction. My Ears Have Been Opened by the Audio Play Explosion 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z

The Academy Awards are meant to maintain a standard of excellence that is often at odds with box-office returns. Why the Oscars still matter 2013-01-09T19:03:24Z

“Healing,” as it refers to a possible reconciliation between races at combustible odds, is a word that’s pronounced with skepticism in this production, which opened on Monday at the Pershing Square Signature Center. Review: Reflections That Sear in a Reborn ‘Fires in the Mirror’ 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z

Yet he does manage, against the odds, to restore the family house, “in a gesture to history and memory, in the name of an ideal, however misunderstood.” Books of The Times: ?House of Stone,? a Memoir by Anthony Shadid 2012-02-26T21:56:30Z

Zbikowski, a choreographer and teacher, stopped the beat for a moment to ask her students a question that seemed at odds with the high-powered phrase they were performing. Revealing the Labor of Dance Through Constant Motion 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z

In late June, BookMaker put odds on who would be sitting on the Iron Throne by the end of season 7. Who’s most likely to be sitting atop the Iron Throne at end of “Game of Thrones” season 7? 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z

The raw vulnerability was at odds with Rush’s physical presence. Bobby Rush Lived the Blues. Six Decades On, He’s Still Playing Them. 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z

Many elements of the monarchy are increasingly anachronistic in the 21st century, and the royal family’s drive to protect the institution is always going to be at odds with seeming truly modern. ‘The Crown’ and the Appeal of a Royal TV Interview 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z

Still, it’s best to create a scenario that increases the odds of magic. Your Easy, No-Sweat Guide to Picking Wines for Thanksgiving 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

In classic battle-scene fashion, the good guys are outnumbered, and the odds are against them; they’ll need to muster plenty of pluck. “Game of Thrones”: Bastards! 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

And if the odds seem too heavily stacked against a big win for “All Quiet on the Western Front,” remember this: The one thing Oscar loves most is an underdog story. Could ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Win Best Picture? 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z

In it, she's wearing a white shirt and braces, their crisp elegance at odds with the scruffy thatch of her hair. Patti Smith: how she rocks our world 2012-05-26T23:15:26Z

Over the last few months, though, the words have taken on a different meaning: They encourage Sehring and his "Boyhood" team to defy the odds and become an awards-season powerhouse. The 'Boyhood' awards season campaign comes of age, delicately 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

It’s something like playing a game, day in and day out, a high-stakes game that for now, even against the odds, I just keep winning. No Longer Writing, Philip Roth Still Has Plenty to Say 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

The World Series favorites, the Astros, had the odds on their side; the Nationals talked about believing in themselves. Seven Turning Points from the Year in Sports 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

For most emergencies, such as hurricanes or winter storms, odds are that you’ll be able to access your usual retailers within a few days. Shopping experts share their best advice for saving on groceries 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z

But this comedy, written and directed by Jordan Roberts, kept beating the odds. Jordan Roberts and His Comedy ‘3, 2, 1 Frankie Go Boom’ 2012-10-01T22:16:24Z

We are at odds about how to integrate our multicultural society. Gustavo Dudamel and Youth Orchestra L.A.'s Super Bowl halftime show will be a win for the arts 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

I don’t know if he’s ever seen it, although the odds feel high that he has. Jerrod Carmichael Knows How to Wear the Truth 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z

So this sets him up to be at odds with Tony in future episodes, right?” “The Sopranos” at 17: After watching all six seasons, I’m left with the queasy feeling that the legions of fans of the show have been played 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z

Against all odds – the tough upbringing, the addiction, the pop life, all my experiences – I think that attitude is why I’m still sitting here, soon to be 60. Belinda Carlisle: ‘After my cocaine use, I can’t believe I’m not dead’ 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z

It actually came from us thinking here's Villanelle in an environment that seemed totally at odds to who she is as a character. For the "Killing Eve" final season, Eve is "embracing a more Villanelle side of herself" 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z

Against all odds, The New Yorker published it. On Death and Dignity 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

His son James — the pair are frequently depicted at odds — was closer to the action, and was called to account both in Parliament and in the book. ‘Hack Attack,’ About a Rupert Murdoch Paper’s Trials, by Nick Davies 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

Or whose conduct is at odds with the institution’s goals? Gifts Tied to Opioid Sales Invite a Question: Should Museums Vet Donors? 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

Scandals don’t exist in a vacuum; scandals are created when celebrity’s public image is drastically at odds with whatever they’ve been caught doing. After Celebrity Photo Hack, Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' Video Looks Even More Provocative 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

Because of her smooth recovery, her doctors were optimistic about her survival odds. Matters of the Heart Precede Love and Marriage in Florida 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z

The odds of doing justice, in a relatively short book, to such multitudinous and tangled events over 75 years are slim. The Rivalry That Forged the Cold War 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z

It is not a luxury or a distraction – it is a way to increase the odds that you’ll better understand, and engage productively with, the world around you. Why it pays to be late (sometimes) 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

New films in cinemas this weekend include Taken 2, a sequel to 2008's Taken that sees Liam Neeson reprise his role as a former CIA agent at odds with a gang of Eastern European kidnappers. UK audiences go loopy for Looper 2012-10-03T08:44:45Z

Halfway through the performance I accidentally shut down the app with my earlobe; rebooted, the soundtrack began again with the first story, at odds with what everyone else was hearing. Music Review: Phil Kline’s ‘dreamcitynine’ at Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2012-08-05T21:31:18Z

Survival odds: I’m trying to work with the creators of the show to define a character that’s not so distinctly one thing or another. 'Fear the Walking Dead' Cast Discuss Their Character's Survival Odds 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

From small things: Viacom is still at odds with dozens of small cable operators that have stopped carrying the media giant's channels, including Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central. Radio ratings mess! DreamWorks Animation gets 'Felix the Cat.' 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

Below, in alphabetical order, your Carpetbagger weighs their odds. Who Will Be Nominated for Best Director? 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z

The odds of victory, at this point, look to be about 50 percent. Review: In ‘Designated Survivor,’ Jack Bauer Gets a Promotion 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

Maybe it was at nine-twenty, when the Times flipped its odds in Trump’s favor. A Dark Night at the Javits Center 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

One penguin wondered how likely it was to become infected; the blue penguin replied confidently: “if ur under 60years old odds are 0,2.” True Tales of Quarantined Socializing 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z

Between her and Cate Blanchett, Best Actress is without a doubt this year's closest race in terms of both quality of performance and odds to win, and the closest race in this category in decades. Salon's totally (possibly) infallible Oscar predictions: Who will win? And who should win? 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z

He has little concern for his physical safety; at one point, he says he doesn’t care about the odds that they might blow themselves up. ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ Review: A Different Kind of Oil Boom 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z

But that still leaves a process considerably at odds with the major festivals and critics' groups. 2010-01-11T03:31:00Z

Perhaps she wants to preserve her family’s privacy, but, of course, the need for privacy is at odds with the needs of a memoir. Can Sobriety Be as Interesting as Addiction? A Writer Wonders 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z

If you’ve checked into this roadside motel, odds are you have some sort of problem. Theater Review: ‘Motel Cherry,’ by Peggy Stafford, at Here Arts Center 2012-06-25T22:46:40Z

Suddenly, we are a little at odds with each other, a little short with each other, in a way we didn't used to be. Huffman and Savant click on 'Desperate Housewives' 2011-05-05T10:49:08Z

As my eyes trailed down the odds list on Tuesday, other Americans emerged. The Nobel Prize in Literature: A Year for Long Shots? 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

If everyone is working together, the odds of being successful at reaching fitness goals are much greater, said David Buer, a personal trainer based in Atlanta. Six options for family fitness, from rock-climbing to yoga

That tiny voice and petite stature seemed at odds with the intimidating femininity that would define her glamorous aura. Taylor was an outsized presence in a petite frame 2011-03-23T22:55:09Z

Teague is burdened with some confessional speeches that, in length and density, feel at odds with the otherwise naturalistic dialogue. ‘Montana Story’ Review: A Domestic Drama in Big Sky Country 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z

After a brief truce in the series' just-concluded fourth season, they ended up at odds with each other again. The true story behind the Midge Maisel-Sophie Lennon rivalry 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z

We think of a coin toss as conferring even odds, and we routinely use sequences of heads and tails to teach the idea of randomness. The Best Facts I Learned from Books in 2018 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

You must portray his doubts, his self-loathing, his emasculation in the face of his father, all of which is at odds with what people see Henry V as being.” Nine Hours of Shakespeare 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Ecuador’s Ministry of Transport and Public Works seemed at odds with Viteri, releasing a statement of disapproval over the actions of the mayor. Ecuador officials physically block airport's runway to prevent plane from landing amid coronavirus outbreak 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z

But despite the odds against them, as with Rust and Marty last year, the final moments of the season seemed to pivot toward the light. 'True Detective' Season 2 Finale Recap: In Search of a Better World 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z

But then, Yang and Harris never enjoyed the generous odds assigned to Warren early in this process. Warren fought back at the media erasure that felled other candidates by stealing Bloomberg's show 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z

And if their reservation systems improve the odds that you’ll buy one, why shouldn’t they try? Perspective | Why is it so hard to get the airline seat assignment you want? 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

In Felicity’s mind, did she do something at odds with her theory of motherhood, or was the alleged scamming an extension of it? Perspective | Where is William H. Macy in the college admissions scandal? 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

Harman’s Charlotte says yes to life more than no, advancing against all odds. Review: ‘Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart’ 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

Her career has been characterised by achievement, against the odds, and grit. Joan Armatrading: Saint Joan 2010-04-07T20:30:00Z

And the concept of probability is often expressed in the form of odds. William Leith: my problem with money 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z

We love this narrative so much that we will it into being, often at odds with the truth. Experiment Eleven: Deceit and Betrayal in the Discovery of the Cure for Tuberculosis by Peter Pringle – review 2012-06-29T21:52:01Z

If the author offers us anything to cling to, it’s Riley, in her wheelchair, fighting to defend her pride and dignity, whatever the odds. Echoes of Michael Connelly in Daniel Pyne’s ‘Catalina Eddy’ 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

Working actors know the odds of a lightning strike are higher than those of finding oneself among the countless stellar beings at the Vanity Fair party. Inside the Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

If you think that's bad, spare a thought for Kylie's poor bub on Coronation Street, who, when he is eventually born, faces even odds of being the Spawn Of David. The month in soap: Alice the spy nanny and the state of the Platt DNA 2013-06-01T05:00:21Z

“What are the odds that they would say yes?” PBS’ Web-only show is a playful poke at itself, Bay Area 2014-02-26T21:30:03Z

It is also a warning that the odds of making it big are slim. Tool Kit: Video Gaming on the Pro Tour, for Glory but Little Gold 2012-11-28T23:49:36Z

In the film, set in the 1930s, he plays a mobster, Johnny Caspar, at odds with another gangster played by Albert Finney. Jon Polito, character actor in ‘Homicide,’ Coen brothers films, dies at 65 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

Even his name is a trap for the unwary, its pronunciation – "Dayell" – at odds with what we see on the page. Partners in crime fiction 2011-07-22T08:00:02Z

Sometimes the interests of individuals and the corporation aligned; sometimes they were clearly at odds. Times Critics Discuss 2020 in Books, From ‘Pandemic Blur’ to Favorite Discoveries 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z

The skeptical view of love, often tenderly at odds with sentiments of romantic yearning, loneliness and regret, gives “Marry Me a Little” a more convincing semblance of narrative than its origins might indicate. Theater Review: ‘Marry Me a Little,’ Sondheim Songs, at Clurman Theater 2012-10-04T20:43:21Z

It’s a story of brothers at odds who are forced, after much resistance, to become brothers in arms. ‘Rams’ Review: Ailing Sheep and Quirky Characters 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z

In Emmy Curtis’s “Pushing the Limit ,” the hero and heroine are at odds of a different kind. Best new romance for November by Lauren Layne, Emmy Curtis, Elizabeth Boyle

As to the Queen, I was clearly at odds with most of the Saturday audience, who gave Emily Hindricks the biggest roar of approval when curtain calls were taken. 'The Magic Flute': Beautiful fun at Seattle Opera 2011-05-09T20:32:05Z

The power and impact of medical organizations is further diminished because their priority—supporting their constituents—is often at odds with the needs of the public. Why Doctors Should Organize 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

They survived in spite of impossible odds and flourished in a society where they demanded, and ultimately received, equality. Motherlode: Parenting in a Prison Colony 2011-04-08T16:53:27Z

Johnson sees this as affirmation that "librarians will always be at odds to bring books to readers." 'Improbable Libraries' a fascinating trek among the stacks 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

For black women, doing what most people do and seeking a partner of the same ethnic background as them, the odds are not in their favour. 'As a black woman I'm always fetishised': racism in the bedroom 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z

She connected her native Britain and her adopted France, two countries physically close but often at odds. Jane Birkin: An Adventurous Artist Made in England, Forged in France 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z

Put it on the value of acting against the lopsided odds made in Washington and on Wall Street.  Dear Class of 2012, life isn’t easy 2012-06-26T20:49:00Z

People like to stomp around to jams that instantly position them as scrappy and determined underdogs, overcoming tremendous odds. Headphones Everywhere 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

The ironic play of the two characters so wildly at odds with one another underscores the alienation that we come to understand is Mrs Bridge's essential condition. Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell – rereading 2012-06-08T21:55:17Z

The survival rate of small businesses over the long haul is not good, so the odds at this table are already stacked against the rest of us. Net neutrality, sex, falconry: In one week, I crashed as many D.C. conferences as possible. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

“Stockton on My Mind,” a new HBO documentary available to stream for free beginning Friday, dives into the dreams of this unlikely mayor who defied odds in 2016 to lead his impoverished city. ‘Stockton on My Mind’ shows mayor’s dreams for hurting city 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z

“There was nothing I could do about it,” he says, but he hastens to add that “I continued to do an outstanding job against so many difficult odds.” In ‘Mayor for Life,’ D.C.’s Marion Barry takes pride in himself but little blame for problems

However, odds are that the alternate ending refers to the known debate between director Sam Taylor-Johnson and book author E L James about Ana’s final words in the film. Unrated 'Fifty Shades of Grey' DVD Will Include an Alternate Ending 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

The odds are, though, that it's certainly the most inventive 90th birthday present he's received, and from the looks of him it probably raised his temperature somewhat - perhaps even to Fahrenheit 451. The Ray Bradbury video tribute I never expected to see 2010-08-23T15:34:00Z

He seems at odds with the recent turn against China. The Future of Energy 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z

That his own experience of Americana sounds at odds with the book’s may explain the occasional bit of overwriting that “Shotgun Lovesongs” indulges. Books of The Times: ‘Shotgun Lovesongs,’ Nickolas Butler’s Debut Novel 2014-03-09T19:24:51Z

Hint: unless you pretty much hated it, odds are that they won't. The Newsroom: 'It's self-indulgent, but it feels so good' – critics have their say 2012-06-25T16:07:00Z

And it just happened to be sitting right there, waiting for him - what are the odds? The best of Bond in 007 categories 2012-10-02T15:47:08Z

But this overly orthodox, Grand Old Opry medley is at odds with the beguiling strangeness of much of Plant's material. Robert Plant 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z

My primary doctor was still laying odds on lymphoma. Perspective | What happens when a humor columnist discovers a lump in his throat 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

The odds of survival for any new television series are perilously slim to begin with. A tale of two TV shows: “Rectify,” “Lethal Weapon,” and the Battle to Be Seen in the Age of Peak TV 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z

The bookmakers at William Hill, though, favor Neel Mukherjee to take home the award, giving the Indian British novelist 5:2 odds for his novel "The Lives of Others." Who will win the Man Booker Prize? 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

Within her denomination, specifically, using the popular plastic communion packs would be at odds with environmental concerns that she and her congregation hold. In the age of megachurches, communion has become a big business 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z

But in 2014, her sense of humor is sometimes at odds with the Young Hollywood set. Joan Rivers riles Young Hollywood, but she's got youth on her side 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z

At the same time, a lot of these institutions are seemingly at odds with the way we’re able to live now. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: ‘Affluence Without Abundance’ 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z

Season 5 places them at odds due to personal and professional struggles impacting their firm's ecosystem – a workplace enduring the same racial reckoning seizing the rest of the nation. "The Good Fight" makes the Kafka-esque dream of a People's Court a reality 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

By the 1980s he was at odds with the government in India and so decided to buy a ranch in Oregon. The free-love cult that terrorised America … now available on Netflix 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z

The devotion to Celmins is intense, now perhaps more than ever, because her values as an artist are so at odds with larger currents in the art world. Perspective | Some of the most substantial and rewarding art of the last half-century 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

Again, I say, you would have got long odds on anything like that happening to him a decade ago. Dizzee Rascal: 'The music just got bigger and better' 2012-06-21T22:00:01Z

Although many cars honk in solidarity with the air-traffic-controller strike, odds are the honk will precede a driver’s flipping us the bird. The Cost of Defying the President 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z

Virtually everyone else is a loser, most of all the sad addicts pumping money they can't afford into fixed odds betting terminals, the reason for the proliferation of bookies. TV review: Horizon: Eat, Fast and Live Longer; Britain's High Street Gamble 2012-08-06T21:00:02Z

If so, that messaging is certainly at odds with U2’s intentions. U2 and Apple Are Working On A New Digital Music Format 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

After scaring us silly with a preflight video that declared God himself couldn't sue if we got hurt, our instructor, Chuck Hammond, reassured us with some comforting odds. Skydiving Over Carolina 2010-09-29T21:00:00Z

It was just what the piece, against all odds, also did. Review | Noseda, NSO prove to have ‘Gospel’ truth 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

Still, the keynote of Powell's philosophy might be summed up as a determination to beat the odds. Maid in England 2011-08-19T21:55:04Z

While Precious became a heroine working against the odds, Abdul is a more complex portrait, she said. Sapphire's "The Kid" won't get Hollywood treatment 2011-07-14T13:08:04Z

Carlebach, who was born in Berlin and fled to New York after Hitler came to power, was a restless spirit whose style was often at odds with traditional Judaism. A Summer of Buzzing Bugs, Tunes or Mets’ Losses 2013-08-29T21:54:01Z

In the poem "Palestina," for example, Israel and Palestine are represented as women lovers, their scarred bodies mirroring each other's, even as their visions of identity remain at odds. Poem of the week: The bus to Ramallah by Jasmine Donahaye 2011-02-14T11:52:43Z

Because the cross-bracing becomes denser where the stresses are most severe — for example, where the bridge connects to the towers — at certain points the structure seems to be straining against all odds to stay up. Architecture Review: Koolhaas, Delirious in Beijing 2011-07-12T12:26:40Z

But he's not at odds with his new surroundings, simply keen to understand them. Hallelujah for Rev 2010-09-16T16:12:00Z

I would very much look forward to some unbeatable odds followed immediately by a loss. 'A dumbed down, shark-jumping mess': you review Game of Thrones 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z

But the lofty rhetoric of some podcasts makes the sometimes lowbrow nature of the ads feel at odds with the show. First, a Word From Our Celebrity 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

The odds of a studio giving Tarantino final edit of an action epic, or the chances of him agreeing to do the movie without it, are slim indeed. Pulp science-fiction? How Quentin Tarantino could save Star Trek 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Its odds for Best Picture are slim, but Alfonso Cuaron’s record-breaking 3D thriller is a shoo-in for Best Director and a handful of technical wins. The 5-Day Oscar Countdown: Gravity, Captain Phillips, The Great Beauty 2014-02-25T15:29:00Z

The wonderfully bizarre Canadian drama “Queens of the Qing Dynasty” understands queerness the way that bell hooks did: as a “self that is at odds with everything around it.” ‘Queens of the Qing Dynasty’ Review: Secret Soul Mates 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z

They are still seeking a perfect match for Devan, who is Indian and Caucasian, against odds of 200,000 to 1. B'way to hold drive for sick 'Lion King' kid star 2010-07-22T09:31:00Z

In Jonathan Galassi’s sophomore novel “School Days,” belief and love are often at odds. Love and Scandal, Buried for Years at an Elite Boarding School 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z

Anatomy and physiology are elegantly explained, not as abstract theory, but as counterpoint to gripping stories about survival against the odds: in frozen rivers, flaming cockpits, bombs, viral pandemics, deep water or outer space. Anatomies by Hugh Aldersey-Williams; Extremes by Kevin Fong – review 2013-02-24T00:07:13Z

Even if I were able to get to Weston-super-Mare, the odds of actually getting into Dismaland, a so-called “bemusement park,” seem surpassingly slim. I’m Not Going To Dismaland 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

That, against all the odds in this digital age of image overload, just about remains the case. Photography books of the year 2010-12-12T00:06:00Z

The cardinal, who eventually died in 1530, spent the last years of his life at odds with Henry VIII, after he failed to secure a Papal annulment for his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Museum bidding for Wolsey angels 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

We’ll see about odds and favor and all of that next summer, when the tour kicks off. New 'Hunger Games' exhibition will tour the U.S. 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

Hopefully one of the returns to Çanakkale will take on more than the obvious, flag-waving viewpoint; one in six isn't bad odds on that. Will platoon of Gallipoli films give Turkish audiences battle fatigue? 2013-05-09T11:20:04Z

He told me he spends half an hour examining each race, trying to assess which horses are better than their odds suggest. Jerry Crawford has two goals: Delivering Iowa for Hillary Clinton and winning the Kentucky Derby 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

In person, Goldman seems to embody both this freshness and a sort of gentleness that is strangely at odds with her love of violent video games and her striking physical appearance. Kick-Ass Jane 2010-03-21T00:05:00Z

Even their religious backgrounds are sharply at odds: Perry was raised as a Methodist and forged deep ties to evangelical Christianity, some of whose adherents remain suspicious of the Mormon faith that Romney embraces. GOP race could become Perry vs. Romney 2011-08-13T00:09:00Z

But he is far from optimistic about his odds. Date Lab: He questioned her choice of pants. And she questioned his. 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

This idea that gender and race and issues of identity are somehow at odds with the real leftist agenda of class and economics, it’s not just offensive, it’s factually incorrect. WATCH: Laurie Penny on why “all politics are identity politics” 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

IFC Center has taken the hint and will screen it in its original 35-millimeter print this time, considerably boosting the odds of Ms. Baker sticking around for the post-show discussion. Movie Listings for Nov. 28-Dec. 4 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z

There’s an enhanced treacly through line, at odds with the prevailing frat-house high jinks, about the search for family. Review: In ‘Beetlejuice,’ the Afterlife Is Exhausting 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

To increase your odds, book a tour during high levels of solar activity. The most frequently asked travel questions answered 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z

“It is therefore clear that to make the predictions above is to bet recklessly against the odds,” he concluded. Science fiction’s 2012 2012-08-05T16:00:00Z

Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian What happens in a marriage when private beliefs and public duty are at odds? Loyalty - review 2011-07-20T23:23:41Z

Peele spent many years trying to get financing for the movie, after conceiving of the picture during the 2008 Democratic Presidential primaries, a campaign that seemingly put racial progress and feminism at odds. Review: The Giant Leap Forward of Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z

But somehow, against all odds, Reubens manages to make it all feel true. "Larger than life, but still true": Where Pee-wee Herman fits in the history of American clowns 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z

The multimedia presentation begins with her childhood in Hawaii, a mango-sweetened swirl of exotic experiences at odds with her daughterly duties as the eldest child in a large missionary family. A Pioneering Photographer, Bare in the Back Country 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

From its opening moments, “People Places Things” seems at odds with itself. Review: In ‘People Places Things,’ Jemaine Clement Navigates Life as a Newly Single Dad 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

When Ernesto and Filippo happen upon a boat of refugees, they find that their altruistic impulses put them at odds with the police. Movie Review : Emanuele Crialese Tackles Migration in ‘Terraferma’ 2013-07-23T22:55:12Z

And like Thone and Altwies, they want to root themselves in Seattle, and flourish here — and, despite the odds, support themselves largely by treading the boards. Love and talent bloom onstage for Seattle actors 2010-08-18T20:33:00Z

The odds that such an entity would result in a better tax code, he says, are “about 100 percent,” though the odds of Congress giving up its tax authority are “about zero.” ‘Advice and Dissent’ Review: What They Don’t Teach in Econ 101 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z

And now, public polling has O’Rourke within single digits of Cruz, even if all signs point to long odds for a Democrat winning Texas. Beto O’Rourke gets more attention than any other 2018 candidate. Will it translate to votes? 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z

A necessary evil in many ways, Obsession aligns her more with the likes of Katy Perry and Ke$ha, a move at odds with the forward-thinking pop star her early singles hinted at. Sky Ferreira: Teen contender takes her time 2010-08-12T21:22:00Z

And it might not be friendly, because the odds of a backpacking trip going right in a sci-fi movie are fairly low. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

She became an artist against great odds, as did any woman in late-18th-century Paris, and aided by the patronage of Marie Antoinette, went on to thrive in a nine-lives, astutely managed sort of way. She Painted Marie Antoinette (and Escaped the Guillotine) 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

Lyrics flaunt drugs-to-riches stories of hard work, overcoming odds, facing down haters, partying and flaunting designer labels. Regional Mexican Music Is Finding More Ears. Peso Pluma Is Helping. 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z

The ebullient image also stands at odds with the narrative inside — 700 pages that are as deliberative, measured and methodical as the author himself. In ‘A Promised Land,’ Barack Obama Thinks — and Thinks Some More — Over His First Term 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z

In real life, Seal got away with all kinds of audaciousness, though the odds did catch up with him: he was murdered, in 1986, by Medellín assassins. Review: ‘American Made’ Lets a Smug Tom Cruise Just Be Tom Cruise 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

Even at Delhi University, students were at odds. India gang rape outcry provokes fierce debate on attitudes to women 2013-01-15T12:45:18Z

She never regained the use of her legs; her marriage to the womanizing Balanchine, however, defied the odds. New Books by Sadie Jones, Laurent Binet and More 2012-05-30T21:07:15Z

Maybe it’s repressed desire, or a ticking clock imposed on an affair by external forces, or two people with fundamentally different identities coming together against all odds. ‘99 Moons’ Review: On-Again, Off-Again 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

To compete successfully for major Academy Awards, a movie should be a true-life portrait of an exceptional man — sorry, ladies — who struggles against impossible odds in a noble quest. The Theory of Everything review: My Left Brain 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

"Their views on marriage equality are at odds with not only those of our staff, but our locals and the broader community," it said. Australian beer company brews pint-sized storm over same-sex marriage 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

Q: My spouse and I are at odds about how to manage our 13-year-old daughter while driving her to activities. Perspective | Am I an awful parent for not trying to engage my teen in conversation in the car? 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

The old story of pop — one of them, anyway — is of music that emerges locally and somehow, despite considerable odds, manages to reach ever-widening audiences. Regional Mexican Music Is Finding More Ears. Peso Pluma Is Helping. 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z

So it is—and Ladbrokes, the venerable British gambling establishment, is giving odds on forty-six writers. Nonfiction Deserves a Nobel 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

He said he hopes buying in a group improves their odds. Illinois Lottery goes online as prize hits record 2012-03-30T11:43:00Z

He talked of the thrill of getting the movie made against considerable odds. On the Oscars red carpet: Gawking, quick conversations and tequila 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

But as an adolescent, Mr. Jordan was at odds with his Southern Baptist upbringing and the therapists and psychiatrists who told him his urges were “the voice of the Prince of Darkness.” Leslie Jordan Adds Gaiety to His ?Trip Down the Pink Carpet? 2010-04-24T00:52:00Z

Turkeys, for example, are "perfect for feeding larger gatherings", while drawers should be "packed full of useful odds and ends". Can you beat Pippa Middleton's party planning tips? 2012-11-12T14:45:01Z

And for that, they've tailored the story of the Oakland A's into a tale of beating the odds. Brad Pitt aims for home run with "Moneyball" 2011-09-10T15:32:44Z

Woman’s Home Companion described the interior as an ideal setting “for the odds and ends of family living that are bound to turn up in any happy home.” MoMA Built a House. Then It Disappeared. Now It’s Found. 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

“El Norte” is grim and realistic about the difficult odds facing undocumented immigrants even after they arrive in America. Hollywood’s Diversity Problem and Undocumented Immigrants 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

And when I reached the end of the first trimester, we believed that we had overcome whatever the odds were. Motherlode Blog: Egyptian Abortion, American Choice 2012-10-21T15:55:26Z

Prince did not necessarily want to be understood, merely misunderstood in a new way, a desire that would seem to be fundamentally at odds with the business of memoir writing. Review | ‘The Beautiful Ones’ isn’t the memoir Prince envisioned, but it’s a moving look at the singer’s life 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

The two countries are also at odds over Syria and Ukraine. Russia tasks Hollywood actor Seagal with improving U.S. ties 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z

AP: Do you pay any attention to Vegas odds or the film critics who weigh in on whom they think will win? Q&A: DeBose tries to stay grounded ahead of big Oscars night 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

Considering the odds stacked against Murphy and his colleagues, however, “Narcos” is willing to extend them plenty of latitude. 'Narcos' Episode 2 Recap: Death to Kidnappers 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

Every now and again we get some of these stories where people have met against all odds. An Inside Look at Your Favorite Dating Sites 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z

Even if you don’t live to see a mammoth in the flesh, the odds are excellent you will have the opportunity to see its computer-generated likeness. When Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Earth 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z

Here he takes on global warming, and the travails of a female academic who finds herself at odds with the prevailing orthodoxy over man-made climate change. The best theatre for 2011 2011-01-03T08:00:08Z

Norm has played the odds and survived his childhood but, being a curiously average man, wants to know his chances of meeting an avoidable accidental death as an adult. The Norm Chronicles by Michael Blastland and David Spiegelhalter – digested read 2013-06-09T18:45:01Z

Forgan, who is chair of the Scott Trust, owner of this newspaper, has a reputation as a liberal voice that observers saw as at odds with a cost-cutting coalition government. Peter Bazalgette: 'Maybe I don't qualify as great or good' 2013-02-24T00:06:07Z

That mouth has been incarnadined in the deepest red, so it seems to have an autonomous life that’s at odds with the cool, pale skin that surrounds it. Review: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Gives New York a Fabulous ‘Fleabag’ 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

“Excessive loneliness pushes up your odds of an early death by 45 percent.” America’s miserable economy may be ruining your love life 2014-02-16T01:00:00Z

But I also admire their fortitude in the face of such odds as Arctic blizzards and menacing sharks. In the Falkland Islands, a quest to see as many penguins as possible 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

"Death is as random as it is unexplainable. If you're very skillful — like Matt — you might tilt the odds a little, but not much." A gripping 'One Million Steps' examines Marines in Afghanistan 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

This may also increase her odds of "winning," whatever that means. Forget "The Stand" – "Alice in Borderland" is the wild dystopian ride we've been waiting for 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z

He started the series as a farmer whose interest in exploring put him at odds with the local leader, who preferred the tried-and-true routes for pillaging. ‘Vikings’ on the History Channel Returns With a New King 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z

Local listings magazine The List criticised the ticket price as charging over the odds "for half-complete jokes, unfinished silly dances and ill-fitting Morningside accents". Michael McIntyre charges £31 for unfinished show at Edinburgh fringe 2012-06-26T10:40:32Z

He used the word again in a recent interview at his office, as he spoke of the “trials and tribulations” of executing Mr. Lepage’s “superhuman,” technically daunting concept in a repertory theater “against amazing odds.” Critic?s Notebook: Peter Gelb on Wagner?s ?Ring? Cycle at Met Opera 2012-04-03T18:45:55Z

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play follows siblings who are at odds over whether to sell a piano bearing depictions of their enslaved ancestors. In Familiar Works, a Chance for Black Film and TV Actors to Shine 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

The odds on the band even surviving had reached lottery-sized proportions, and the chances of them releasing an album worth more than the vinyl on which it was stamped were even longer. Fleetwood Mac is “the great American story” 2013-06-03T19:02:00Z

These specials suffer from overproduced introductions that are at odds with Ms. Boosler’s comedy club roots. The Comedy Master Who Hasn’t Gotten Her Due: Elayne Boosler 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z

What’s more, he found himself wrestling with a growing desire to start a family, a longing at odds with his drive to make music. Pop: Glen Hansard, Touring Behind His ‘Rhythm and Repose’ 2012-06-22T16:00:01Z

The plans for web censorship are seemingly at odds with Iceland's liberal culture and the crowdsourced constitution currently working its way through the Icelandic parliament. Iceland's porn ban 'conflicts with the idea of a free society', say critics 2013-02-28T18:30:02Z

“The odds were not in our favor, especially for a song like ‘Despair.’ Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Marymoor 2013-08-08T19:52:19Z

“A kid is a terrible thing to be,” says the narrator, the son of a teenage single mother who battles foster care, addiction and daunting odds in this story of survival. 33 Works of Fiction and Poetry Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

The last episode led to a tense and joyous variation on the inevitable conclusion of such tales, the happy wedding achieved against all odds. The Best TV Episodes of 2019 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z

Like many smart young women whose precociousness put them at odds with their peers — by fourth grade, Ms. Sidibe said, she was an entrenched outlier — sarcasm has been both weapon and armor. Gabourey Sidibe Doesn’t Want to Talk About Her Body 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

As the show developed, coiling itself around Streisand’s offbeat, aggressive, once-in-a-lifetime talent — not to mention her Brice-like nose, which shows up repeatedly in Bob Merrill’s lyrics — the odds of a truly successful successor diminished. Review: Broadway’s First ‘Funny Girl’ Revival Shows Why It Took So Long 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z

Business pressures like pending multimillion-dollar deals can pit those identities against each other, placing Murphy at odds with his vocal support of social justice and inclusion. The problem with Ryan Murphy, a potent Hollywood advocate with a habit of crossing the wrong lines 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z

“Though your politics and his must be at odds, You’ve shown that for all humans you still care!” Gene’s bad doggerel bites again

She's determined to buck the odds and get all her students — boys and girls — to meet a goal of reading 30 novels this school year. How do you get teen boys to read? Girls, of course 2011-04-27T20:16:06Z

This may be a departure from your normal open-door policy, but it will reduce the odds of your Monopoly game going nuclear and cut down on brawling in the breakfast nook. Social Q’s: An Odd Case of Sibling Rivalry – Social Q’s 2012-08-09T20:12:15Z

Even at the best of times, Cézanne views Zola as a timid romantic fool, at odds with his literary persona as a brutal social realist. Review: In ‘Cézanne et Moi,’ Zola and the Artist Are Pals. However ... 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

In Stephen Merchant’s “Fighting With my Family,” released earlier this year, she played a working-class English girl who conquers long odds and self-doubt to become a WWE professional wrestler. Florence Pugh goes down a dark rabbit hole in ‘Midsommar’ 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z

Finding authentic expression, and maintaining personal and artistic integrity, feels urgent but can seem at odds with the art form I know and love. ‘How Do You Do?’ On Being a Gentleman in 21st-Century Ballet 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z

Variety followed up the New York report with a story indicating Minhaj's odds of clinching the permanent host job had been downgraded and producers were returning to square one in their search. Roy Wood Jr. is leaving "The Daily Show" after eight years, and we sadly understand why 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z

He’s a gentle, doomed piano player in the Billie Holiday biopic “Lady Sings the Blues,” and imbues the wizard in “The Wiz” with a pathos and terror at odds with that frenetic musical. Critic’s Notebook: A Richard Pryor Retrospective, ‘A Pryor Engagement,’ at BAM 2013-02-05T23:21:42Z

“Claims that qualified women directors don’t exist or are in short supply are at odds with the data,” Ms. Lauzen said in a statement. Female Directors Fare Better in Festivals Than in Hollywood, Study Finds 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

I’ve always lived a life that was completely at odds with the stereotype of a drag performer. In a Bygone New York, John Epperson Invited Charles Busch to a Show 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

The animation and the plotting vie for attention, at times more at odds than Cheesebridge and the trolls. Any way you slice it, 'Boxtrolls' is an unwieldy visual feast 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

But every photograph has a built-in narrative, a readable subtext, a rear window in which the viewer participates, often at odds with the presenter. My Rear Window 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z

He was in the beauty business, but he was also selling odds and ends like hangers. Up Close: Bobby Pins Are His Weakness 2012-06-13T21:16:12Z

But even blockbuster ticket sales, visual wizardry and Mr. DiCaprio’s performance may not be enough to beat the odds. Best Picture Race Puts Fox in a Tight Spot 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

That ugly aspect of his character seems superficially at odds with Hitchcock “The Family Man.” Review | In ‘The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock,’ it’s the contradictions that made the man 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z

It doesn’t play like a director’s cut, but it’s also more than a series of odds and ends not ready for prime time. Does a Comedian Really Need an Audience? 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z

It approaches the odds in the United States and the rest of the resource rich world. What's Really Scary This Halloween: G20, Protests, and Public Health 2011-10-30T17:24:58Z

Emotions are thought to be a kind of brute reflex, very often at odds with our rationality. Omotions are cultural – not built in at birth | Lisa Feldman Barrett 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z

“Your article’s point is to lament the decline of poets with a mass public audience. For this purpose, maintaining the old-fashioned moat between high and low art seems to be at odds with understanding.” Bob Dylan, More Than a Songwriter 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

A patrician touch at odds with her upgraded Everywoman image, it is one in a string of inconsistencies that has sometimes bewildered self-appointed critics. Ann Romney Is Writing Her Own Dress Code 2012-06-13T21:02:43Z

Some experts said they do not spend much time searching for matches, given the odds against finding one. Where Are Their Heads? Hordes of Ancient Statues Pose That Puzzle 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z

“Against all odds, a few brave entrepreneurs violating the narrative today will come to define profound new truths tomorrow,” Mr. Lewis and his partner wrote in a manifesto letter for their firm, Bedrock Capital. What Makes a ‘Narrative Violation’? 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z

In a recent issue of TIME, we postulated Firth’s Theorem, a simple equation for calculating a movie’s odds of winning nominations and statuettes during awards season. Firth?s Theorem: Awards Season and the Anglophile Biopic 2011-12-15T09:58:21Z

Maybe she's tired of discussing the story's focus on her supposed radical chic: a comfortable, even posh personal life allegedly at odds with her firebrand art and politics. M.I.A. steps from art underground to media spotlight 2010-06-12T23:51:00Z