gamble on
Example Sentences
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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
“Options and futures now allow people to gamble on the price without actually being involved in the blockchain, which is antithetical to what BTC was intended for.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his risky US gamble on Argentina's currency has paid off.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
“In my mind, we were playing a long gamble on the courts challenging the executive orders, so that’s good news,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
When the Depression started, he was newly married and had just bought his big car, moved to Queens, and made his great gamble on the writing-paper business.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
