bet on
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Why the team is willing to bet on him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Nearly all of its power generation comes from renewable or nuclear sources, giving investors exposure to “always available” clean power without having to bet on a new technology.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
“We are making an enormous bet on one sector,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
But Michael Hewson at iForex says the "numbers defy belief" and amount to a bet on Musk's "ability to deliver" on some very big ambitions.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
If she’d had a million dollars to bet on the odds of each answer, she would have put it all on a or b.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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