gamble
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In Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, near-daily drone barrages have imposed a furtive rhythm to residents’ lives, making every trip to the market, school, health clinic or a relative’s home a gamble.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
He admitted the selection was "a gamble" and on this occasion, Walcott was not given any advance warning.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Experts say that young men in particular are being lured into losing money by websites and apps that look and feel like traditional places to trade stocks and shares, rather than gamble.
From BBC • May 21, 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
He neither drank nor smoked and did not gamble.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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