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If Conor leaves Las Vegas with the WBC belt around his waist, you would not bet against his father being back for defence number one.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

A luscious and melancholy white-soul song that I’d bet Phil Collins admired back in the day — and that Justin Bieber would probably flip for now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Despite the state’s bigger bet on the industry — and this summer’s fight over the cap — L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Nepal’s hydropower bet overlooked the threat of monster floods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“I bet you will,” I tell her, and she nods.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Greatfan1983, which mostly bet on KPMG-audited companies, was one of 19 connected Polymarket accounts used to place the suspicious bets, according to Bubblemaps’s analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

They span genres and mix seasoned showrunners and bets on emerging talent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Asian stocks tumbled Friday as oil prices extended gains and bond yields held at multi-year highs as the Middle East crisis stoked supply concerns and a forecast-topping US inflation report ramped up rate hike bets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

The bets were placed in yes-or-no contracts tied to whether companies would beat Wall Street earnings estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The moment it was clear they had made a fantastic pile of money, both Danny and Vinny wanted to cash in their bets.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

He started Plugable and betted big that depending on Amazon would turn his idea into a business.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2019

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

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

Markets are betting on Fed hike next week.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

“No betting on wars, or deaths, and no politics,” the actress says in an ad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Still, the Evercore team think that investors’ desire to continue betting on the AI boom may bode ill for some of those stocks that have been struggling of late.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

“Tommy & Tuppence” is far from the only new fall show worth betting on.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

“Just like Ariadne. I’m betting you can see the right path. The Labyrinth won’t be able to fool you as easily.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan