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Example Sentences
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You might not have bet on this outcome in the sports books or prediction markets: The Dodgers won.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
To try to transform its fortunes the small Gulf state made a decisive bet on natural gas.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
If you want to bet on growing inequality, bet on luxury.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
While no one likes to see profits lag, investors largely see Vornado as a comeback bet on New York City’s office market.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Pollard handed Yummy a stack of dollars and sent him to a future book operator to place a bet on the Santa Anita Handicap.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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