Example Sentences

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While we have counseled that speculating on earnings reports is gambling, it remains one of the most prevalent pastimes in the stock and options market.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Paramount is gambling that Warner investors will evaluate the two offers and sell their shares to Paramount.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

They argue the Apple-OpenAI relationship gives ChatGPT an unfair advantage, even if Musk is gambling that eventually AI chats will usurp Apple’s ecosystem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Perhaps Apple is gambling that if it can make the headset useful enough, people are more likely to think about it that way.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2023

In this monologue, Edgar is gambling that the punishment for setting Simon’s hawk free will not be more than he can bear.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz