gamble
Example Sentences
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This isn't a period to make short-term gambles.
From BBC
“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
It was a real-time compositional gamble, guided by instinct and trust.
From Los Angeles Times
Young men who hold the three most common assets in the survey — a savings account, an automobile and crypto — gamble at remarkable rates, and close to 25% bet online daily.
From MarketWatch
Faced with that reality, taking a gamble on Fartcoin or betting how many times Elon Musk tweets in a week can feel strangely rational.
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