gamble
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The pressure is now on CEO Vinai Venkatesham - previously at Arsenal - sporting director Johan Lange, and the Lewis family, who are over-seeing affairs, as the gamble of Tudor's appointment continues to backfire.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
"We took a really big gamble," said Brenner, now a postdoc at Yale.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
Not only does the Ellisons’ gamble look less sturdy, but so do their sources of backup.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
It’s obviously a gamble, given that we don’t know if you will survive your wife or if she will outlive you.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
This is a gamble, and both of these brave officers know it.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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