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Recent Examples of wager
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Kalshi risks more Illinois fights Illinois seems certain that there are many questions that courts must answer before prediction markets like Kalshi can keep taking sports wagers.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
Amazon is wagering that a half-price membership can manufacture loyalty among a cohort that has more financial anxiety than any before it, and less brand allegiance to show for it.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
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Noun
No additional details about the jackpot or the winning wager were immediately released.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Kalshi risks more Illinois fights Illinois seems certain that there are many questions that courts must answer before prediction markets like Kalshi can keep taking sports wagers.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
Verb
His customers, like most sports bettors, were generally bad at gambling, prone to wagering on the wrong team, with the wrong point spread.
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Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
Amazon is wagering that a half-price membership can manufacture loyalty among a cohort that has more financial anxiety than any before it, and less brand allegiance to show for it.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wager
Noun
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OpenAI has reportedly floated an offer to give the federal government a 5 percent ownership stake in the company.
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The Coast Guard emphasized the high-stakes rescue serves as a powerful reminder of why its crews train constantly and remain ready to respond at any hour of the day or night.
Verb
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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.
Verb
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In his fifth-inning at-bat, Stephenson was on the other side of two successful challenges by Rutschman that put him down 1-2 in the count instead of up 3-0.
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Go on, put the 131-cube (2,147 cc) monster engine into that one.
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wager. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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