bookmaker

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Recent Examples of bookmaker Despite their sometimes questionable away form, the bookmakers have backed the visitors to take all three points on Wednesday. Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 However, bookmakers continue to price them as top-tier contenders. Julia Ranney, New York Times, 15 May 2025 But there’s a reason bookmakers are expecting this to challenge for the win. Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025 The passing of Pope Francis has set the stage for the selection of the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, a process closely watched by both the faithful and bookmakers around the world. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bookmaker
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Noun
  • The online bookseller has since grown into a multi-part conglomerate that includes Amazon Web Services, Whole Foods and Project Kuiper – a satellite internet project.
    James Powel, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • The bookseller will take over the space previously occupied by a Party City in the Gateway Station retail complex on the west side of Interstate 35 between McAlister Road and NE Alsbury Boulevard.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Elections handicapper Sabato’s Crystal Ball predicted earlier this month that Democrats would win back control of the House.
    Julia Manchester, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Respected handicappers and professional bettors have taken an interest in the Vikings, who are back to a -1 to -1.5 point favorite.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Following an intriguing first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, oddsmakers quickly installed No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg out of Duke as the heavy favorite in the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • McCoy’s alma mater, Texas, is a favorite to win the upcoming national championship according to oddsmakers, and despite the Longhorns’ recent success, the school hasn’t been to a national championship game since 2009 when McCoy was still starring in Austin.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The Casino element is obvious: speculators bought $SCIHUB hoping for returns, driving its $20 million market cap despite only $500,000 reaching Sci-Hub.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Ginsberg also noted that the grind back to record highs comes as large speculators take out larger short positions, betting that prices will fall.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • And since the first leak, another tipster with exceptional track record has weighed in, and responses have been dramatic.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • An anonymous tipster told the Indiana State Excise Police on Dec. 13, 2021, that the club, 8120 Melton Road, was serving vodka cocktails without a license, which state records later confirmed, charges state.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025

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