betted
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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Some of those purchases may have been partly driven by hedge funds that had betted against GameStop, trying to cover their positions, and some of those funds made bad losses.
From Reuters
Investors that betted against Tesla’s stock are now helping to drive it far higher.
From New York Times
“The smallest movement,” Tizano tells us, “down to the flick of a player’s wrist, can generate a further series of digits that affect the bets, and can, in turn, themselves be betted on.”
From Los Angeles Times
He started Plugable and betted big that depending on Amazon would turn his idea into a business.
From New York Times
No one betted on Ms. Warren dropping out.
From Washington Times
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