banking on
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The company is banking on investor enthusiasm that hasn’t waned despite a tougher market for new listings and the intensifying debate around AI safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Yet Lumen is still banking on the market for data-center networking becoming more lucrative.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
"He was banking on the idea I may just start folding early on and maybe get tired. You can't jump in like that. It's not the move."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
For now, most German states have lifted the Sunday trucking ban -- banking on a mode of transport with a far heavier carbon footprint than river boats.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
She was banking on us backing down, because she figured there was no way we would show up to a MoMo party with Needles.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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