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ante

[an-tee] / ˈæn ti /
NOUN
wager
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The company last week upped the ante in the battle to develop fast and efficient AI chips by unveiling the eighth generation of TPUs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

"Even in a best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo ante," IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

In essence, the neighboring sale upped the ante as far as Behar’s listing is concerned—and also encouraged her agents to start thinking about other ways they could prove the home’s potential to prospective buyers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Every day, there could be new ads upping the ante until one of them leaves the Golden State.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Orbital flights—which sent the astronaut on one or more ninety-minute circuits around the globe, passing out of visual and radio contact with Mission Control, flying over unfriendly territory—upped the ante by a factor.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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