bet on
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To be sure, the success of Tesla and SpaceX also has made billions of dollars for investors who bet on Musk and made millionaires of employees who got shares in the businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
A representative for Kalshi told MarketWatch that the bar’s decision to manage its risk on its platform showed that sports-based event contracts have economic utility beyond simply allowing users to bet on the outcomes.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Strategy’s stock slid Monday after the company disclosed a rare bitcoin sale, rattling investors who have long treated the company as a one-way bet on the cryptocurrency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Any bet on SpaceX or Tesla is ultimately a bet on Musk.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
He laughed and then he shouted, “Go it, Granny! I’ll bet on the chickens but go it anyway, Granny! Ha! Ha! Ha!”
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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