gambled

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From the messy set of ‘Apocalypse Now’ to the secret edits of ‘Star Wars,’ author Paul Fischer pulls back the curtain on how Coppola, Lucas and Spielberg gambled their friendships to build the modern blockbuster.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

That means Disney and ABC either chose to disregard its existence, or gambled – correctly, it turns out – that the public wouldn’t bother to look too deeply into what happened.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

"Our country will neither be given away, nor will our future be gambled with," Greenland's Deputy Prime Minister Mute Egede said in a post on Facebook.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Somaliland gambled that Western goodwill is the key to global acceptance and long-term survival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

Woolf had gambled everything, and it seemed to have worked.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand