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gamble
noun as in chance, speculation
verb as in take a chance on winning
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If Tuchel took a gamble, on this occasion it was rewarded.
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Musk’s gamble is playing out in real time in Memphis.
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For local establishments, the newly offered specials are part gallows humor, part business gamble.
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There will be many clubs wishing they had taken the gamble on him before.
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It’s a gamble for a party facing its lowest approval numbers since the Reagan era — and a calculated risk Democratic leaders felt feel compelled to take.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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