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gambles (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of gamble (on)

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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If the person holding key intellectual property or leading the company risks losing status, immigration planning ceases to be a personal ordeal.

— Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
But even if the Election Commission is not systematically targeting voters based on their identity or their political preferences, the exercise still risks disenfranchising millions through sheer ineptitude.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

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