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Example Sentences

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The company made a risky bet, investing $150 million to expand capacity to build infrastructure for data centers, including enclosures for power equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal

That feels like a smart bet heading into a new year that will surely bring more AI drama.

From Barron's

Treasury curve has taken a “bull steepening” shape that reflects bets on deeper Fed rate cuts and an indifference to inflation risks heading into 2026.

From Barron's

With the economy appearing to be in better shape than expected, investors pared their bets on another Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month.

From Barron's

Here’s why car-insurance prices will continue to weigh heavily on drivers, likely prompting them to make more high-stakes bets next year.

From MarketWatch