best bet

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Duke: Poker forces you to really accept how little you know and how much luck is in the system, and then to still make your best bet anyway.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The best bet for this scenario still remains after the midterm election.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

"Overall, prime minister Takaichi's best bet to have a productive meeting with president Trump on Thursday is to present Japan as a strong and reliable ally," Sayuri Romei of the German Marshall Fund told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Those, not a new wave of bank lending, are home buyers’ best bet for near-term relief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Eleven applicants had answered the ad in the paper, but Harry seemed to be the best bet.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers