gamble

Attacks on Iran’s infrastructure would be a giant gamble with the world economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Four years later, the gamble paid off in a big way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

"I made a gamble on my future self to actually repay it," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

"Seeing the condition of the recently burned lands... we didn't dare to gamble and assume he'll survive."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Not long before that, in April 2007, Howie Hubler, perhaps having misgivings about the size of his gamble, had struck a deal with the guy who ran the doomed Bear Stearns hedge funds, Ralph Cioffi.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

And how many people lost their shirts making similar gambles?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Here, Holland’s Telemachus gambles Athena is hiding inside half the people he meets until his father chides, “Don’t look for gods in men, you’ll just be disappointed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Tino Livramento's departure from England's World Cup squad has exposed the gambles and potential weaknesses in head coach Thomas Tuchel's defensive selection.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Having just raised $122 billion in new funds at a valuation of $852 billion, OpenAI can probably afford a few speculative gambles.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

And then, on the twenty-ninth move, with the position equal, Fischer engaged in one of the most dangerous gambles of his career.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

That is also true among people who went to Las Vegas and gambled their savings on a spin of the wheel, and those who bought lottery tickets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

When he gambled with a risky ball and failed to find a target, there was another uprising.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Most audacious of all was FedEx’s Fred Smith who literally gambled with the carrier’s last few thousand dollars to cover its fuel bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

From the messy set of ‘Apocalypse Now’ to the secret edits of ‘Star Wars,’ author Paul Fischer pulls back the curtain on how Coppola, Lucas and Spielberg gambled their friendships to build the modern blockbuster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

He’d gambled on Matthias’ feelings for Nina, but he’d always liked those odds.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Kalshi and Polymarket are facing a number of lawsuits from U.S. states accusing them of operating illegal gambling platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Sports gambling regulation belongs to states and tribes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

“The Westminster Police Department does not tolerate illegal gambling establishments, commonly known as ‘slaphouses,’ within our community,” the department said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Although there are strict rules prohibiting gambling, the Premier League offers no specific guidance to clubs on how, or whether, those involved in the game should participate in Fantasy Premier League.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Rumors of gambling debt and magic both abound.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson