as in bet
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event
wagered 20 dollars that his favorite team would win
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Manny Pacquiao Opening Betting Odds When the betting odds for the Barrios vs. Pacquiao were first published, Barrios was listed as the -750 betting favorite over the +470 Pacquiao.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025 -
The fact that GitHub is betting on Claude rather than a model from its parent company Microsoft (which has close ties to OpenAI) suggests Anthropic has built something genuinely competitive.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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Trump was given 10 days to put the injunction into effect, per the order accompanying the ruling.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Moira puts Morck in charge of the initiative, sending him down to a glorified bathroom in a subbasement, providing no additional resources and moving the budget into other underserved departments.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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In that same school year, a quarter of high school age males gambled, while about 10% of their female classmates did.—
Adam Hudacek,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
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Our president is about to pardon Pete, who gambled on games but did time for tax evasion.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Wagered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagered. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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