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luck
noun
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
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lʌk
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noun
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
“bad luck caused his downfall”
noun
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
“it was my good luck to be there”
noun
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
“whatever my fortune may be”
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bad luck caused his downfall
we ran into each other by pure chance
it was my good luck to be there
they say luck is a lady
it was as if fortune guided his hand
whatever my fortune may be
deserved a better fate
has a happy lot
the luck of the Irish
a victim of circumstances
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