gamble

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People must be at least 21 years old to gamble legally in the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

You won’t fall into a downward spiral of impulsive trading if you require yourself to pause and think before any gamble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Vachon was also the one who took Robitaille with the 171st pick, in the ninth round of the 12-round 1984 draft — and even then it was considered a gamble.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

This somber gamble was the consequence of the two-pronged invasion of Poland, in September 1939, by Germany from the west and the Soviet Union from the east.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

He neither drank nor smoked and did not gamble.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson