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bet

[bet] / bɛt /




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Now, with AI doomageddon a full-fledged panic, our bet just became a serious threat.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

There was a time when science fiction made a bet on humanity.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

Today we all basically have one bet: AI.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

A single trader, whose account was created shortly before the album dropped and bet only on album-related markets, cashed out $7,800 in bets that he would.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

That doesn’t guarantee he’s Native, but I’d bet my beadwork on it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

A single trader, whose account was created shortly before the album dropped and bet only on album-related markets, cashed out $7,800 in bets that he would.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

In July, he logged in to see that his bets had been sold and $5,783.51 in gains withdrawn to a debit card he didn’t possess.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

There were plenty of times during McCullum's reign as Test coach where those long-odds bets were placed, while Fleming seems much more likely to play the percentages.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

But some are still hedging their bets rather than rushing for the exits.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

Let them laugh, swear, make bets, grumble and do whatever they want as long as they stew in their own juice.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Some of those purchases may have been partly driven by hedge funds that had betted against GameStop, trying to cover their positions, and some of those funds made bad losses.

From Reuters Oct. 18, 2021

No one betted on Ms. Warren dropping out.

From Washington Times Jul. 13, 2019

It was the precursor to the euro but the experience ended in humiliation for Britain when hedge funds, including the Hungarian billionaire George Soros, betted against the pound — and won.

From Fox News Apr. 5, 2019

I have money on Wigan staying up, betted a few weeks back.

From BBC May 6, 2013

Once we would have said, Mr. Pecksniff quitted the firm, betted on the horses, and wetted his whistle, then wedded his sweetheart in a suit that fitted him perfectly.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

The companies are betting that as the next generation of fashion enthusiasts comes of age, an even larger wedge of their wallets will go to secondhand fashion.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

After a week in which countless female athletes denounced a controversial sports betting company advertisement featuring actress Sydney Sweeney, Ohanian said he wanted Friday's event to put the attention back on the "actual athletes".

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

That’s why I’m less interested in simply betting on “more data centers” than identifying what the successful ones cannot operate without.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

El-Sayed is betting that enough people will tune it out as noise.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

“So far, I’ve been able to do it. Will I be able to continue? I don’t know. But I’m betting on myself that I will.”

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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