gambling
Americannoun
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the activity or practice of playing at a game of chance for money or other stakes.
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the act or practice of risking the loss of something important by taking a chance or acting recklessly.
If you don't back up your data, that's gambling.
Etymology
Origin of gambling
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The problem for investors now, according to Citrini, is that many of the bets they are being forced to make in AI are becoming longer-term, gambling on the total addressable market of 2030.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Bad-faith actors sometimes accuse serious securities markets of being dressed-up gambling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The system prevents people who register with it from accessing gambling websites and apps licensed in Great Britain.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Starting this year, filers can deduct only 90% of their net gambling losses vs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Mama seized the opportunity to give her a lecture on gambling.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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