bet

Example Sentences

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Why the team is willing to bet on him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Jon Zetlmaier of Seattle-based Zetlmaier Wealth Management, which advises both high-net-worth individuals and retail investors, said that while it’s been “painful” to bet against Musk in the past, he’s staying away from SpaceX for now.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

In the U.S. public market, Centrus Energy is the clearest public-market bet on building a domestic alternative.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Several of the companies he shorted, or bet against, turned out to have real challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“Rowdy,” I said in a whisper, “whatever that is, it must be suffering. I bet that storm blew down a den tree that had some baby coons in it and one of them got hurt.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls