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Example Sentences
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Oil became the more direct way to bet on geopolitical disruption, while AI-linked tech stocks offered a clearer growth story and stronger earnings momentum.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
“That’s a big bet on xAI getting a durable competitive advantage over the competition in the coming years,” Morrison said, pointing to the AI business’s string of losses since it was founded three years ago.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Riding a wave of hype and capital, quantum computing was thrust back into the spotlight last month as the U.S. government made a $2 billion bet on the technology.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
For most American teenagers, the decline is a rational bet on a future that rewards their time elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
If I had any money, I'd bet on him myself.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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