bet on
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It was less than a year ago, of course, when Bitcoin topped $126,000 amid its long two-year rally that powered the digital currency some 350% higher as investors bet on a dollar debasement trade.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
If Tesla is the bet on owning everything, Uber is the bet on owning almost nothing and renting demand to whoever builds the cars.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
Props to him for declining a rich extension offer last summer to play out the season and bet on himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
And the NFL, knowing how much damage could stem from admitting a player who bet on his own games, wasn’t about to bail him out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
I called him and he told me, “I just want to tell you something. I’m not a betting man anymore, but if you are, you bet on Cassius to beat Liston, and you will win.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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