gamble (with)

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Verb
  • The Metropolitan Police said the suspect was detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life a day after an early-morning fire on Monday damaged the door of the house where Starmer and his family lived before he was elected to lead the country, according to the Associated Press.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
  • The only two surviving buildings from Terminal Island’s days as a thriving Japanese American fishing village in the early 1900s have been placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2025 list of America’s 11 most endangered historic places.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • Having the same player do both not only risks efficiency at each craft, but also tempts mayhem.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • This dynamic has created a cruel catch-22 which forces an impossible choice: register and risk immediate deportation, or refuse and become criminalized for noncompliance, destroying any path to legal status.
    Kica Matos, Time, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • And the Knicks did threaten as Boston’s offensive production tailed off over the final two quarters.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
  • Pryor is the Delray Beach city employee who sought whistleblower protection after claiming that she was threatened with the loss of her job by City Commissioner Rob Long.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • With consensus being that season three was the weakest of the White Lotus adventures so far, audiences have instead turned to the show within the show.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
  • With season 4 officially ordered at Prime Video, there's definitely more Jack Reacher adventures to come — however, the question remains which one of the 29 books will be adapted next.
    Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Gamble (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamble%20%28with%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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