as in to risk
to take a chance on
a movie studio willing to gamble on a new actress for its summer blockbuster
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There are also other areas of GDPR legislation that companies risk violating.—
John Readman,
Forbes.com,
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The entire medical establishment risked their lives to keep me and millions of other cancer patients and others alive and well during the covid epidemic.—
Jonathan Gluck,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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“Gamble (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamble%20%28on%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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