stake
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But it is even more exciting when there is a place in the final at stake.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Big Shot Pictures, the family-entertainment company led by former Paramount co-Chief Executive Brian Robbins, has taken a 25% stake in the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise in partnership with Bagdasarian Productions, which owns the property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The largest shareholder of Cadiz, with a 35% stake, is Netherlands-based Heerema International Services, a global industrial infrastructure company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
De Beers is majority-owned by British mining giant Anglo American, which is seeking to offload its stake as the natural diamond market faces intense pressure from laboratory-grown gems.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Maybe because more was at stake than going to the pictures or buying ice cream.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
But that’s also exactly the kind of contradiction Madonna has staked her career on.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Mining-related sculptures, including statues of Jim and Belle Butler, who staked the first claim in the 20th century silver rush, dot the main thoroughfare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
With some of the lowest corporate tax rates in Europe, companies such as Microsoft, Pfizer and Meta all have staked a major presence in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
The Sunshine mine dates back to 1884, when two homesteading brothers spotted an outcropping and staked claim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
So Sammy staked me, about twenty dollars, I think it was.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
On the same weekend that Ben Stokes announced his retirement from international cricket, a former Premier League winner was staking his claim as an all-rounder.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
In our dire age, a little bit of levity can often feel like a wager, staking your bets on an audience’s bandwidth for fun.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
Nvidia last week unveiled a powerful laptop chip for Windows machines, staking its claim in the market for next-generation consumer PCs integrated with AI.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Crypto staking is a process that involves locking up your cryptocurrency for a period to help keep a blockchain network running in exchange for rewards generally paid out in the same cryptocurrency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Five thousand fans gushed into the grandstand and clubhouse, staking out their territory with blankets and spring jackets.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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