had bet
- past perfect of bet.
Example Sentences
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This meant funds selling stocks that they had been long, and buying back shares of stocks that they had bet against, Kizemchuk said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
So-called meme-stock investors poured into GameStop in droves and fueled a massive rally, many with a desire to squeeze out short-selling hedge funds that had bet against the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
The year-end plunge in cryptocurrencies has rattled companies that had bet heavily on bitcoin, sending share prices tumbling and reviving fears of a bubble.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
Kishor drew crowds wherever he campaigned, was articulate and dominated media coverage - yet his party lost to a coalition led by 74-year-old veteran Nitish Kumar, whom he had bet would never return to power.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
They handed Burt the list of CDOs they had bet against and asked him what he thought.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
