gamble
Example Sentences
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While Elon Musk asks investors to gamble $80 billion on his grandiose promises about SpaceX, it’s worth taking another look at the grandiose promises he was making just a year ago.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
In Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, near-daily drone barrages have imposed a furtive rhythm to residents’ lives, making every trip to the market, school, health clinic or a relative’s home a gamble.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Nearby, dusty sacks of potatoes are piled along the field edges, some loaded onto trucks, others left to sit for weeks, as farmers gamble on prices that rarely improve.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
High unemployment rates and the lack of prospects in Iraqi Kurdistan have made it easy for gangs to tempt young people to gamble everything on a journey to mainland Europe and the UK.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
“A gamble... how interesting. Information in exchange for the harpy? Winner take all?”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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