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I-II individual sweepstakes race, the fastest time of the day by a local female.
From the dailynews.com
Be suspicious of lotteries and sweepstakes, especially if they're from overseas.
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As it turned out, Nashville finished runner-up in the house-hunting sweepstakes.
From the al.com
FedEx ran an AmEx gift-card sweepstakes, while Facebook promoted it on its site.
From the businessweek.com
The sweepstakes office went into a tizzy over the unexpected $20 million payout.
From the bloomberg.com
To succeed in the Oscar sweepstakes, read the following with a scholar's acuity.
From the time.com
Keep those words in mind as the Theo Epstein sweepstakes enter the final stretch.
From the suntimes.com
The Lone Star State was the undisputed winner in the 2010 population sweepstakes.
From the cnn.com
Two years ago, the city was considered an also-ran in the Olympics sweepstakes.
From the theatlantic.com
- (sweepstakes) a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
- In the United States consumer sales promotions known as sweepstakes or simply sweeps (both single and plural) have become associated with marketing promotions targeted toward both generating enthusiasm and providing incentive reactions among customers by enticing consumers to submit free entries ...
- (Sweepstakes (clipper)) The Sweepstakes was an 1853 clipper ship in the California trade. She was known for a record passage from New York to Bombay, and for a race around the Horn with three other clippers.
- (Sweepstakes (schooner)) Sweepstakes (also known as Sweeps) was a Canadian schooner built in Burlington, Ontario in 1867. It was damaged off Cove Island then towed to Big Tub Harbour, where it sank in September 1885. ...
- (Sweepstakes) A bowling tournament.
- (SWEEPSTAKES) Type of betting whereby each horse in a race is drawn out of a hat by a particular person (who pays a set amount of money for the privilege of buying a horse). The people that chose the winner and place getters would receive a percentage of the total money pool.
- A sweepstakes is an advertising or promotional device by which items of value (prizes) are awarded to participating consumers by chance, with no purchase or entry fee required to win and NO FEES or taxes to be paid prior to receiving the prize(s). ...
- (SWEEPSTAKES) A lottery in which winners are randomly selected, often used to induce purchase of a product as a condition of entering the contest.
- (Sweepstakes) A chance drawing in which winners are selected at random from among all entrants. Very common promotion tactic that seeks to attract consumer attention through the allure of the prize pool. ...
