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best bet

NOUN
front runner
Synonyms
WEAK
favorite first choice forerunner top seed
NOUN
odds-on-favorite
Synonyms
WEAK
chalk horse contender favorite first choice front-runner public choice top horse top seed

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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

His best bet is to get close and just keep working.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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

“I think your best bet is to try to get the Lyles woman to drop the burglary charge,” she said.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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