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Meanings of irish sweepstakes in English

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Usage of irish sweepstakes in English
1
A group of former Irish Sweepstakes workers meet in the Gresham Hotel on the first Monday of every month.
The Irish Times
2
Garret FitzGerald initially backed the idea of nationalising the Irish Sweepstakes when he was taoiseach, despite its troubled financial history.
The Irish Times
3
He is an old friend from Ireland, who, it appears has come to tell them that they have won the Irish Sweepstakes.
The new yorker
4
The scheme, which claimed to be operating the " Irish Sweepstakes", targeted thousands of elderly Americans, some of whom lost their life savings.
The Irish Times
5
"But sooner or later the phone'll ring and we'll find out we just hit the Irish Sweepstakes."
The burglar who studied spinoza
6
Loads of ads for James Walker, the jewelers "in every high street," and the Irish sweepstakes, with which Radio Lux had some deal.
Life
7
"Did she win the Irish Sweepstakes?"
The long road home
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"So I went and beat Irish Sweepstakes odds," Richie said, "and still no kid to show for it.
IT
9
The New Yorker, September 28, 1957 P. 31 Comment on the experience of a 55-year-old dishwasher who won the Irish sweepstakes.
The new yorker
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