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Then, as now, companies that inflamed the public’s urge to gamble cloaked themselves in the righteous robes of “democratization.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

That defiance underscores the central gamble of Washington’s strategy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

His rationale: A traditional degree felt like a gamble and he wanted technical skills that would make him indispensable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

They are in for Lille's Ayyoub Bouaddi, who is a talented player but he is 18, and would be a massive gamble.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

We hoisted the carcass up on the tripod and fixed the hind legs with the gamble stick.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Here, Holland’s Telemachus gambles Athena is hiding inside half the people he meets until his father chides, “Don’t look for gods in men, you’ll just be disappointed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Having just raised $122 billion in new funds at a valuation of $852 billion, OpenAI can probably afford a few speculative gambles.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

Traders report minimal foot traffic, and investors appear hesitant, delaying major moves that now look more like gambles than strategic decisions.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

You don’t want to end up like this lost soul, lugging his giant gambles through the hellscape of his own mind:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

And then, on the twenty-ninth move, with the position equal, Fischer engaged in one of the most dangerous gambles of his career.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

A hot Silicon Valley tech player on the cusp of going public, a payday for all of those who gambled on its once unlikely success that somehow became obvious…and then trouble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 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

Borthwick has gambled once again in selection, making just one change from last week.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

The moves were a complete departure from last year, when the Rams wrongly gambled that a young and aggressive pass rush could offset their decision to not make a single upgrade to the secondary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

When Dad gambled, he preferred poker and pool—games of skill, not chance.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

For example, on Friday, a federal appeals court ruled 3-0 that states can regulate prediction markets like gambling.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

Steffi Cao argues that as gambling becomes a load-bearing pillar of the economy, trading cards are “basically the closest thing you could get to a sparkly cartoon slot machine.”

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

Kim sees the Bronx as the biggest opportunity because the New York region has an unusually small supply of casino gambling relative to its enormous population.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Politicians and activists pushing for safety changes have compared the addictive nature of social media to gambling and smoking cigarettes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

It had a large number of fairly well dressed young men hanging around out front, not drinking or gambling, not visibly occupied with anything except paying close attention to passing cars.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover