gamble on
Example Sentences
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And for China, as the crisis continues in the Strait of Hormuz, its own gamble on Russian energy appears to be paying dividends.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Nearby, dusty sacks of potatoes are piled along the field edges, some loaded onto trucks, others left to sit for weeks, as farmers gamble on prices that rarely improve.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“Options and futures now allow people to gamble on the price without actually being involved in the blockchain, which is antithetical to what BTC was intended for.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026
“Heated Rivalry” is a big payoff for the Canadian company that took a gamble on the gay hockey romance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
Of course, if you are going to gamble on a CDO, it helps to know what, exactly, is inside a CDO, and they still didn’t.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
