best/surest/safest bet
noun
: something that is most likely to happen or be successful
If you want to get there early, your best/surest/safest bet is to take a different road.
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Dialoguing Is Essential When Using AI Your best bet in getting value from generative AI is to think of AI as a conversational partner.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Even with the possibility of a ban in the U.S., Rawlinson said moving forward with the partnership on TikTok Shop was the best bet for QVC’s business.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
To explore one of Sparano + Mooney's works yourself, the best bet is St. Joseph the Worker Catholic church in West Jordan.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
As mattresses get more specialized, like with hybrid mattress designs, your best bet is to check with the model manufacturer.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Even with the possibility of a ban in the U.S., Rawlinson said moving forward with the partnership on TikTok Shop was the best bet for QVC’s business.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
To explore one of Sparano + Mooney's works yourself, the best bet is St. Joseph the Worker Catholic church in West Jordan.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
As mattresses get more specialized, like with hybrid mattress designs, your best bet is to check with the model manufacturer.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Best/surest/safest bet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best%2Fsurest%2Fsafest%20bet. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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