betting

Example Sentences

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These online platforms argue they are not like traditional gambling and sports betting outfits because there is no house or sportsbook to bet against.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

And he’s betting others will want in, taking capital from increasingly influential family offices that may want to invest alongside him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

The first downtown stretch opened in March 1976 after more than a decade of planning, in an era when American cities were not exactly betting on subways.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Regardless, a flood of copycat drugs is set to enter the market in the coming years, and betting on next-generation therapies like sac-TMT is central to Merck’s effort to defend its leading oncology franchise.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“Gaea would kill her own servant rather than you? That’s what you were betting on?”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan