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betting (on)

verb

present participle of bet (on)

as in wagering

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Kalshi does not see itself as a sports betting app, but sports are, by far, the most popular type of wagering on Kalshi, typically accounting for about 80 to 90% of all bets placed on the site.

— Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 July 2026
On Thursday morning, ABC reported that Gabriel Perez, one of Trump‘s teleprompter operators, won more than $100,000 by wagering on specific words that Trump would use in more than a dozen of the president’s speeches this year.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026

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In 1921, the Federal Aid Highway Act gave the word an official definition, subjecting it to regulation.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
By closing off the strait again, Iran is subjecting itself to the reimposition of punishing sanctions and a tightening economic noose.

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

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The findings led to the arrest of Shuey, Tucker Heagy, 20, and Stephanie Schaffner, 42, who were charged with felony endangering the welfare of children.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Tuesday's hearing was to be part of Arredondo's push to compel federal agents to testify at his trial for allegedly endangering students during the response to the Robb Elementary School mass shooting.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of endangering

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And the dysfunction is already jeopardizing other pressing legislative business in the eleventh hour of the 119th Congress, including bipartisan priorities and crucial government funding bills relied on by many Americans.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 16 July 2026
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

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