- present participle of gamble.
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
Example Sentences
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Last week, Jacob Coxon left Anthropic and warned that AI companies were "gambling with our lives."
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Worries over doomsday scenarios tied to increasingly powerful technology skyrocketed last week after an Anthropic employee resigned, saying AI companies were gambling with humanity’s future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
After an ad for Jake Paul’s gambling app Betr put “Entourage” stars Adrian Grenier and Jeremy Piven together again, creator Doug Ellin let loose, Variety reports:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Jacob Coxon posted on social media: "They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He played his hand with a confidence that would have done credit to Lefty when he was gambling.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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