- present participle of gamble.
gambling
Example Sentences
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Worries over doomsday scenarios tied to increasingly powerful technology skyrocketed last week after an Anthropic employee resigned, saying AI companies were gambling with humanity’s future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Jacob Coxon -- who resigned from Anthropic and previously worked at OpenAI -- publicly accused both startups of lax security standards and "gambling with our lives."
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
They are "gambling with our lives", he said, "these will soon be superhuman systems that can hack anything".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Ronnie’s team includes Lenny Ouyang, who runs underground games in New York City; Nikki Barlow, whose stunning looks camouflage her gambling savvy; and Al Cardano, a “wannabe comic” and math wizard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But the press’s distrust and the absence of gambling did nothing to cool the enthusiasm of racing fans.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
