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chance it

Take the risk or hazard of, as in I don't know if there's a later bus but let's chance it. The verb to chance alone was so used for a time, as in Let's just chance the rain—I'm not buying a new umbrella! [Late 1800s] Also see take a chance.

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"I've never seen him so happy with this chance. It was massive for his career. It was going really well. They wanted him back next year. Everyone just loved him."

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The faulty gene is carried on the maternal line so there is a 50:50 chance it will be passed to affected women's children.

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“Every time we make a plan I know there’s only a 50% chance it will actually happen,” she said.

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There is also a chance it will rain on the president’s parade, with thunderstorms, lightning and flash flooding forecast for the district.

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“Our sport is a sport where underdogs have a genuine chance. It’s not just the PSGs of the world. Other clubs have a lot to prove.”

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