gamble
verb (used without object)
to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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If not, he might have added, Sadat will have gambled away his position of leadership in the Arab world.
From Time Magazine Archive
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