parlay

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This fall, Kalshi unveiled a “combo” product that allows customers to create multiple-legged bets on the same game — essentially a parlay.

From MarketWatch

Her sister Jean, who died last year, parlayed her language and puzzle-solving skills into assignments in Egypt and Italy as a cipher officer working with the Special Operations Executive, nicknamed Churchill’s Secret Army.

From Seattle Times

He parlayed that research into a doctorate at Oxford University and went on to become a curator and later director at that university’s Pitt Rivers Museum.

From Seattle Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, parlayed Trump’s endorsement and his Washington contacts into a fundraising lead in his first run for office.

From Seattle Times

Now Dunkey, whose real name is Jason Gastrow, is hoping to parlay his 14-year rise as an entertaining critic into a serious business publishing indie games, something few influencers have attempted.

From New York Times