Bets
Hedges
Both words in one sentence
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He finally hedges his bets, by taking seven slave girls, escorting them to a fishing boat and setting it to fire, reasoning that the ones who were burnt went to Rhllor and the ones who drowned went to the Drowned God instead.
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One of the characters hedges their bets, steps forward so the others survive, and ends up on the "death" side of the equation.
Source: Stupid Sacrifice -
Azami, like Phillip, also hedges her bets against the world, having lost the only people she ever considered family and close to her heart.
Source: Roleplay / Hyperspace Evangelion
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