bet on
Example Sentences
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Most Americans planning to bet on the World Cup will be doing so for the first time.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Say it was a hot spring in New York and you wanted to place a bet on Polymarket about the temperature reaching 100 degrees in Central Park this month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The other is strong U.S. economic growth, which encourages investors to bet on riskier SpaceX-like stocks and shun safe assets such as Treasuries.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Perpetual futures let traders bet on an asset’s price without owning it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
“I bet on his and he bets on mine. It’s better than horse racing.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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