stakes
Example Sentences
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In a statement, Gober, who has stakes in companies including Alphabet, Apple and Tesla, committed to not trading stock while he is an elected official.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
That would allow insiders to sell some of their stakes, putting further pressure on the share price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The threat to the Red Sea raises the stakes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The book, expanded from what he wrote for them, includes his training, pending divorce, joking asides and playing for high stakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The brilliant white stakes that marked the perimeters of buildings imparted to the land the look of a Civil War burial ground.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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