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betting (on)

verb

present participle of bet (on)

as in wagering

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The actor and musician plays a prominent role in what is expected to be a significant and long-running campaign for sports-wagering giant DraftKings.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Laurie Buckhout, a Republican Congressional candidate in North Carolina, was issued a fine and suspended from the site for three years after wagering on her own race.

— Bobby Allyn, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

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Ford had introduced the moving assembly line in 1913, subjecting workers to repeating the same easily learned task again and again—boosting productivity and disciplining laborers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Carr has been investigating diversity practices at Comcast since February 2025 and not ruled out subjecting its NBC licenses to an early review.

— Reuters, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

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Diontae Nicole Beckett, 25, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the child's death in a Leacock Township hotel on May 11, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Steppach, 49, was the owner of Tim’s Tavern on Edison Avenue, where people protested daily in December after Steppach pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026

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Tammen worked decades in the mining industry and empathizes with people like King, but does not feel a mine is worth potentially jeopardizing the watershed.

— Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The network’s legal team wrote that the pressures on The View have had an impact on the show’s editorial choices, out of fear of jeopardizing station renewals.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

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