Example Sentences

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A group of 10 recently opened accounts had bet thousands of dollars on Polymarket’s “US x Iran cease-fire” market, betting that a cease-fire would happen by March 31 or April 15.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The network had bet big on a Paul-fronted season of its flagship reality franchise, whose ratings and cultural relevance have plummeted in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Those who had bet on bitcoin continuing to rise lost heavy amounts.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

He had bet on the winning side: The coup lasted just a few days, and Gorbachev regained his position as head of the USSR.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

At the top of this tower was the triple-A tranche, just below it the double-A tranche, and so on down to the riskiest, triple-B tranche—the bonds Eisman had bet against.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis