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Meanings of gamble on in English

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Usage of gamble on in English
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However, the point here is: is it OK to gamble on disasters?
Wired
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David O'Leary's gamble on young talent has not been paying off recently.
The Guardian
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So that anyone, anywhere can gamble on the direction of energy prices?
Reuters
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But I should not gamble on the likelihood of 6 months' peace.
The house of wittgenstein: a family at war
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What do you gamble on- askunk ,ora coyote, in the traps?
Lahoma
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Little Willie ain't going to be forgot, yuh can gamble on that.
The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories
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And I hope you'll be happy, but I don't gamble on it.
Buttered Side Down: Stories
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The real question was which of the seventeen exits should I gamble on?
Sea of Rust
9
And their children are most ordinary; spend money, gamble on the Stock Exchange.
Note-Book of Anton Chekhov
10
It was not so much denial as a gamble on hope.
The Irish Times
11
I shall gamble on my death-bed, die with the tape in my hand.
Paul Kelver
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But it was then that he decided to gamble on a long shot.
Ebony
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BMW has taken a big gamble on the styling of its new coupe.
News.com.au
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He'll gamble on anything-theHunger Games, weather, coin flips, traffic lights.
The Hunger Pains
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The upshot is that manufacturers may not be willing to gamble on 3G.
Wired
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Peers go into trade, and peeresses gamble on the Stock Exchange.
The Eustace Diamonds
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common