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Recent Examples of wagers
Jordan Blum, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
By then, PointsBet was handling nearly $3 billion a year in wagers across fourteen states.
—Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Recently, there’s been a surge of wagers on elections and sports games.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
That sum is the amounts received by interactive sports wagering operators from sports wagers as authorized under state law, less the amounts paid as winnings before any deductions for expenses, fees, or taxes.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
These men are accused of conspiring to commit fraud and money laundering, with several depicted as rigging their performances to fulfill prop bets, which are wagers on specific events or outcomes in a game.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit seeks to represent Virginia residents who lost one or more wagers using Stake Cash within the last three years.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2026
As the year draws to a close, Bloomberg highlights some of the most eye-catching wagers of 2025 — the wins, the wipeouts and the positions that defined the era.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Multiple people placed high-stakes wagers on Rozier to perform poorly before the game, all of whom won.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
Maduro bets spark insider training concerns An anonymous user on prediction markets platform Polymarket made more than $400,000 betting that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would leave office, with the bulk of the wagers placed shortly before the announcement of his capture.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagers
Noun
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In the midst of a high-stakes encounter, an officer may not have time to process his thoughts, according to Robinette.—
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Yet the promise felt realest only in smaller tools with clearer stakes—especially the ones built for people who are blind or have limited vision.—
Verb
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If a new account opens and immediately bets on a single player micro-market, that’s suspicious.—
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Similarly, if an existing account that typically bets $50 on certain games suddenly places a $1,000 bet, that outlier behavior could trigger an investigation.—
Verb
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The driver then puts vehicle in drive, dragging officer about 100 yards with his arm inside the car.—
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Tonga has missed the past three games, which puts his availability for Sunday’s Wild Card showdown with the Chargers in significant doubt.—
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“Wagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagers. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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