bank on
verb
banked on; banking on; banks on
: to depend or rely on
can always bank on her friendship
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That offers the prospect of a substantial reward, as investors bank on healthy returns from a technology that has taken the world by storm since OpenAI released its pioneering ChatGPT less than four years ago.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
The mayor is banking on his popularity with working class New Yorkers and his antipathy towards Israel to put his candidates over the top.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Katalyst is banking on the future need for spacecraft servicing and life extension in space.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 19 June 2026
Pan is banking on the tactic to win the Democrat-leaning 6th Congressional District, which under newly redrawn lines includes West Sacramento, Roseville, Rocklin and communities north and east of Sacramento.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
In Japan, nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades in December, supporting the Bank of Japan's latest rate hike decision and keeping the bank on track for further tightening steps.
—Lim Hui Jie,anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 June 2026
The Bengals are banking on continuity with Tobin and Taylor, who sat next to each other and Brown at Taylor’s introductory news conference in January of 2019.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 15 June 2026
That reaction what showrunner Sascha Penn and his team were banking on.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
If history holds, should a team from South America lift the FIFA World Cup Trophy on July 19, bank on the American League champ this fall.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
The mayor is banking on his popularity with working class New Yorkers and his antipathy towards Israel to put his candidates over the top.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Katalyst is banking on the future need for spacecraft servicing and life extension in space.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 19 June 2026
Pan is banking on the tactic to win the Democrat-leaning 6th Congressional District, which under newly redrawn lines includes West Sacramento, Roseville, Rocklin and communities north and east of Sacramento.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
In Japan, nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades in December, supporting the Bank of Japan's latest rate hike decision and keeping the bank on track for further tightening steps.
—Lim Hui Jie,anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 June 2026
The Bengals are banking on continuity with Tobin and Taylor, who sat next to each other and Brown at Taylor’s introductory news conference in January of 2019.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 15 June 2026
That reaction what showrunner Sascha Penn and his team were banking on.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
If history holds, should a team from South America lift the FIFA World Cup Trophy on July 19, bank on the American League champ this fall.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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“Bank on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20on. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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