as in risks
to take a chance on
a movie studio willing to gamble on a new actress for its summer blockbuster
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High oil prices sparked by the Iran war are accelerating Latin America’s oil boom, though the growth risks exacerbating economic inequality across the region, analysts said.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026 -
The result risks turning a generation of developing minds into guinea pigs, while the biggest gains flow not to students, but to tech companies.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Gambles (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambles%20%28on%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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