as in risked
to take a chance on
a movie studio willing to gamble on a new actress for its summer blockbuster
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Tight seating in the crowded Assembly chamber would have risked spreading the COVID-19 virus.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026 -
For five years, the group from Mexico's National Autonomous University has climbed the volcano with pounds of equipment, risked data loss due to bad weather or a volcanic explosion and used artificial intelligence to analyze the seismic data.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Gambled (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambled%20%28on%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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