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bet (on)

verb

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as in to subject

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This allows cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs and no longer arbitrarily subjects them to traffic control measures designed for other types of vehicles.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
Following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse five years ago, Haiti has existed in a state of anarchy, with organized crime controlling swaths of the country and subjecting millions of Haitians to deprivation and extreme violence.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

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France is +156 to win in regulation, meaning a bettor could wager $100 to profit $156 if Les Bleus prevail in the first 90 minutes.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
The gist of the case is that live, rapid and in-play wagering options known as microbetting constitute design defects.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

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Venture capital deal-making in the Middle East has collapsed to a five-year low amid the Iran war, jeopardizing the growth of startups that are an engine for jobs, innovation, and non-oil revenue.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
Shortly afterward, airline representatives informed her that transporting Venezuela’s most prominent opposition figure could jeopardize the carrier’s ability to continue operating flights into Venezuela during the ongoing humanitarian emergency.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

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Place the chicken in front of you, breast up, with the neck pointing away from you.

— Peter Barrett, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
Its superiority was passed like a shibboleth among food connoisseurs: Thighs are juicier, tastier, are almost half the price—preferable in just about every way to the boneless, skinless, flavorless breasts that reign supreme in America.

— Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025

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Brimlett-Blankenship was charged with first-degree murder and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026
Arredondo is charged with 10 counts of endangering students for allegedly failing to quickly respond to the May 24, 2022, shooting, in which 19 students and two teachers were killed.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 July 2026

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