gamble
Example Sentences
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Still, trading away Smith and signing Darnold was an unusual gamble.
"It is a gamble, but it's a calculated one," says Citrinowicz.
From BBC
So far the stock market likes his gambles on high-tech moonshots.
But that gamble has paid off for Leeds, with Calvert-Lewin having revived his career with an excellent scoring run under Daniel Farke, scoring seven goals in his past six games.
From BBC
But enough of the objects were genuine for some to think it worth the gamble, and there were a dozen people on board.
From Literature
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