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Recent Examples of wager
Kane Wu, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 To that end, Kalshi insists states are preempted by a federal law, the Commodity Exchange Act, from enforcing their gambling laws on exchanges that offer sports prediction market wagers. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026 But Burmeister could legally wager on sports on Kalshi starting at 18. —Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wager
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Traders have now priced out any wagers on a Fed rate cut this year, compared with bets for roughly two cuts at the start of this year. —Kane Wu, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 To that end, Kalshi insists states are preempted by a federal law, the Commodity Exchange Act, from enforcing their gambling laws on exchanges that offer sports prediction market wagers. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
Prediction markets like Kalshi, where users wager on outcomes of political events, show billionaire Tom Steyer’s stock soaring over the weekend. —Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026 But Burmeister could legally wager on sports on Kalshi starting at 18. —Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wager
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wager
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Carbios said the shift was driven in part by a non-cash impairment of 15 million euros (about $17 million) tied to its stake in Carbiolice.— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Seidler took over as club chairman in November 2020 and completed buying out Fowler’s stake in the team the next year.— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Now the venue is to be torn down later this year, the end to a destination just off the highway that was once full of televisions, betting counters and tables, and thick with the scent of afternoon and evening cocktails.— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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FanDuel is entering the space in a moment when prediction markets faceintense scrutiny over the risk of insider trading, along with larger ethical questions about the societal impact of letting people bet on elections or geopolitical conflicts.— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
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The noise levels in the arena reached epic proportions as the Hawks put the clamps on the Knicks.— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Coulombe struck out Austin Wells for the second out, but from there Cora gave the ball to righty Greg Weissert, who allowed the go-ahead two-run pinch hit single to Cody Bellinger and then another RBI single to Judge to put New York ahead 4-2.— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/wager. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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