gambled

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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

That means Disney and ABC either chose to disregard its existence, or gambled – correctly, it turns out – that the public wouldn’t bother to look too deeply into what happened.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

That same year, Charles Ponzi arrived in America, nearly broke, having gambled away his savings on the voyage from his native Italy.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

The facts are when he was sixteen he got a shot at coming to America, gambled on the land of opportunity and lost.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman