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Recent Examples of wagers
Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
After someone puts themself on an exclusion list for casinos, the council said licensed facilities must refuse their wagers and deny them gaming privileges.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 1 June 2026
An 18-year-old like Andrew could place these wagers due to a legal technicality that treats prediction markets differently than traditional sportsbooks, which are 21+ in most states.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The fraudulent wagers resulted in tens of thousands of dollars in profits for bettors, prosecutors said.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 May 2026
More than a dozen bills have been proposed that would, to varying degrees, limit the types of wagers offered on regulated markets like Kalshi.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026
The firm is also working with Palantir and TWG AI to identify and report suspicious activity on sports wagers on its US exchange.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
But in prediction market forums on messaging sites such as Discord, users scour markets for large, unusual trades and encourage others to follow those bets with their own wagers.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 May 2026
Some congressional candidates had been caught betting on their own campaigns, and a US Army soldier was recently arrested for insider trading after being accused of making Polymarket wagers on the timing of the military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Noun
Sorsby, through the filing, admitted to placing at least 2,900 wagers for more than $30,000 during his time in Bloomington.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
After someone puts themself on an exclusion list for casinos, the council said licensed facilities must refuse their wagers and deny them gaming privileges.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 1 June 2026
An 18-year-old like Andrew could place these wagers due to a legal technicality that treats prediction markets differently than traditional sportsbooks, which are 21+ in most states.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The fraudulent wagers resulted in tens of thousands of dollars in profits for bettors, prosecutors said.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 May 2026
More than a dozen bills have been proposed that would, to varying degrees, limit the types of wagers offered on regulated markets like Kalshi.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026
The firm is also working with Palantir and TWG AI to identify and report suspicious activity on sports wagers on its US exchange.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
But in prediction market forums on messaging sites such as Discord, users scour markets for large, unusual trades and encourage others to follow those bets with their own wagers.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 May 2026
Some congressional candidates had been caught betting on their own campaigns, and a US Army soldier was recently arrested for insider trading after being accused of making Polymarket wagers on the timing of the military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagers
Noun
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For millennials specifically, those two outcomes represent the highest-stakes variables in retention.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Adapting to changing stakes College football changed at a glacial pace until 2010, when rounds of realignment disrupted the sport more than Playoff expansion ever could.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Verb
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An immigrant educator at a struggling East LA high school decides his students can master AP calculus, bets everything on that belief, and turns out to be right.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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The prediction market’s CEO, Tarek Mansour, told CNBC that bets on Bad Bunny’s first song alone exceeded $100 million in volume.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Food and drink While many hoteliers rhapsodize about their estate-to-plate dishes, The Newt puts its guests right in the heart of the garden, in its café overlooking the parabola.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Out of this evolutionary necessity, new ways of leading are emerging based on the consciousness of a connected self, that both embraces the ego and puts it in service of a bigger picture, a higher calling.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Wagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagers. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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