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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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Your best bet is guaranteed-issue whole life insurance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

If streaming is your top reason for using a VPN, while NordVPN is no slouch on streaming, ExpressVPN will be your best bet.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

But the best bet on Mauritius is Manguillier, whose record of against-all-odds ring recoveries, in sand or underwater, is unmatched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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

Finally, Terryl came to the rationale she felt inside so personally, so deeply, the reason that, if nothing else, was her best bet at swaying women to act.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel