Example Sentences

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They could trade stocks and bonds ahead of the news and even multiply bets by borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Kevin Warsh’s address was terse following his first Fed meeting as chair, but his messaging carried decidedly hawkish undertones, fueling bets that the central bank may raise interest rates later this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

This level of fandom has transformed young adult romance, often found in novels, into one of streaming's safest bets.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

They were last marked just north of $80 a barrel —only $10 above prewar levels—in early Tuesday trading as investors adjust their bets heading into the newly agreed, but still unpublished, U.S.-Iran cease-fire terms.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

The hedge fund people, he hoped, would see just how stupid the investors on the other side of those bets were, and cease to worry that the investors knew something they did not.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis