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gambling

[gam-bling] / ˈgæm blɪŋ /
NOUN
betting
Synonyms


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Adding to the unease among traders were comments from Broadcom CEO Hock Tan, who likened the recent investor AI buying frenzy to gambling.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

“People are actually trying to wedge gambling into every corner of the financial market right now,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

Both converged last month on Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old researcher who quit Anthropic warning that AI companies were "gambling with our lives."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Prison Radio Association's series about problem gambling, Hold or Fold, won the overall top prize for best podcast, and the award for best factual podcast.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Imagine that I were to ask you to play a very simple gambling game.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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