Search Details

Word: wager (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Arkansas is home to Wal-Mart, and Hicks’ correct response and bold wager were enough to boost him over a retired rocket scientist into first place...

Author: By Joan A. Tom, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Wins $23K on 'Jeopardy!' | 11/8/2002 | See Source »

...dependably hard-line Rumsfeld had pushed most fiercely to include tough language aimed at any nation that might try to "fish in troubled waters," as one aide put it. And these sources noticed during the several days of drafting that Cheney was particularly active, more willing than before to wager American prestige in a game with so many risks--and keen to sharpen language that warned rogue nations to stay out of the fight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Better Late Than Never | 4/15/2002 | See Source »

These ever-inflating prices created a sports-rights bubble that grew ever bigger. Case in point: FIFA, the body that governs global football, says it got $79 million for the broadcasting rights for the 1998 World Cup. Would you like to wager a guess on the same rights for the 2002 World Cup? How about $761 million, a tenfold jump...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Has the Sports Bubble Burst? | 3/4/2002 | See Source »

...know that while my father and I rooted for Boston sports teams together, we were always given misery in return. Once he died, the area finally received a championship. Did he will the team to victory? No one could know. But if I had a dollar and could wager it on one baseball team this year...

Author: By Alex M. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For My Dad | 2/14/2002 | See Source »

...turning away from the U.N. and declining to sign treaties such as the Kyoto Protocol, the Small Arms Ban and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. The current crisis has limited Bush’s ability to go astray on other policy issues for now, but I’d wager that in three months, he’ll be back to his usual tricks...

Author: By Nicholas F.B. Smyth, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Why Are Bush's Approval Ratings So High? | 10/11/2001 | See Source »

Previous | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Next