as in chance
a risky undertaking
it's a gamble, but I'm willing to take the risk
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Recent Examples of gamble
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
Watermelon is the classic summer fruit, but picking the right watermelon can feel like a bit of a gamble.
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Verywell Health,
25 June 2026
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
So does state funding for gambling prevention, education and services — which is often drawn from state tax revenue collected from gambling companies.
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Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
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Noun
LaMelo Ball is teaming up with Anthony Edwards after one of Tim Connelly’s boldest gambles yet.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
Watermelon is the classic summer fruit, but picking the right watermelon can feel like a bit of a gamble.
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Verywell Health,
25 June 2026
Verb
Growers tore out the dependable whites that had made their name and gambled, vineyard by vineyard, on a harder, less forgiving grape.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
So does state funding for gambling prevention, education and services — which is often drawn from state tax revenue collected from gambling companies.
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Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamble
Noun
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For the best chance of seeing them, move away from city lights, lie flat on your back and look toward the southern sky near the Aquarius constellation, NASA says.
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Now’s your chance to grab a closet’s worth of sleek, sculpting essentials, like the SpanxShape Booty Boost leggings for $44 off, and the SpanxSmooth Jersey Crewneck T-Shirt for $30 off.
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In March, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit against Kalshi for allegedly violating the state's Lawful Sports Betting Act by allowing residents to participate in sports betting under the form of trading event contracts.
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Still, Beijing is betting billions of dollars on humanoid robots as a strategic technology that could increase productivity as economic growth slows and its workforce shrinks.
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One example is a joint venture with CDA near the future Route 390 and I-490 interchange next to O’Hare.
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General Catalyst, one of Silicon Valley’s larger venture firms, has built an entire strategy around buying labour-heavy service companies and rewiring them with AI before selling them on.
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In addition to the fear of deportation, the ruling puts thousands of immigrants at risk of losing their work authorization and their jobs, according to a Haitian-American journalist.
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That lawsuit, in part, accuses City Attorney Miko Brown of pushing airport officials to investigate a charter airline's safety record -- not because of genuine safety concerns, but to create legal cover for a city council vote that put $90 million in federal grant money at risk.
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Bonta proposed statewide restrictions on games using third-party proposition players, also known as player-dealers, as well as blackjack and other banked games, in which players wager against the house.
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Instead of sports, though, women are wagering on their knowledge of pop culture.
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“Gamble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamble. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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