gambler

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Unless you’re a gambler addicted to risk-taking, you should avoid these stocks — if not sell them short.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

"As a farmer you're a gambler," she added.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Burden wasn’t married to a gambler, and she does not use “financial infidelity” to describe what happened to her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Surreptitious dealings with a high-stakes Vegas gambler could imperil Jeff Shell’s role in Paramount Skydance as it looks to merge with Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

No wonder Jamie had more than twenty-four dollars; he was a gambler and a cheapskate.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg