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Recent Examples of wager
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Michael Burry, the Scion Asset Management head who rose to prominence after a winning wager against mortgages ahead of the 2008 financial crisis, helped fuel GameStop’s rally by taking a bullish stance on the firm around 2019.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
In a pari-mutuel system, bettors wager against each other, not the house.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026
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Noun
But when the arena expands from stocks to anything-you-can-wager-on, the definition of inside information gets slippery, enforcement becomes legal whack-a-mole, and the edge goes to whoever moves fastest into the regulatory gaps.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Michael Burry, the Scion Asset Management head who rose to prominence after a winning wager against mortgages ahead of the 2008 financial crisis, helped fuel GameStop’s rally by taking a bullish stance on the firm around 2019.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Verb
Still, not as real as the impact going forward for all of sports, leagues that want to profit from wagering with integrity in the balance.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
In a pari-mutuel system, bettors wager against each other, not the house.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wager
Noun
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With the California primary election less than a month away, this may be the last high-stakes chance for the seven leading candidates to impress undecided voters.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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After Meta acquired a $14 billion stake in Scale AI last year and former CEO and cofounder Alexandr Wang left, the future of the company was unclear.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The story draws from real-world reports of underground death-betting circles documented in Taiwan.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Sell the car in Vegas and bet all the money on one spin of the roulette wheel.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Her team quickly put together a plan to help coördinate repairs, secure new electrical generators, implement a triage system, and organize trainings for staff.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The Bengals, who at one point trailed 6-1, put the game on ice with eight runs in the bottom of the sixth.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wager. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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