stake
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Turkey, however, reportedly has a stake in the latest hijackings.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Earlier this year, Nvidia invested $2 billion in power developer Lancium, which gives it a 20% stake in the firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Percentage stake given to President Trump’s son, Eric Trump, by Miami-based drone defense startup Space-Eyes, according to a recent securities filing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"I think you need everybody to have a stake in this and really have an understanding as to how positive it can be."
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Instead, it became a stark symbol of what was at stake in the Cold War.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Who knows if the English game will be marching on together as hoped by those that have staked so much on this direction?
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Kevin Warsh has staked his chairmanship on the premise that a quieter Federal Reserve gets a cleaner read on what investors think.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Later that afternoon, about four miles away outside of Home Depot in Pasadena, organizers staked in the ground dozens of white crosses that bore photos of the dead — the majority of them men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Night Nurse” is as flirty and fleeting as a high school crush — intense enough to make an impact but staked more on possibility than actual sensation.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Media were banned from the courtroom, but dozens of reporters and photographers staked out positions in front of the courthouse.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
In town that afternoon, people described staking out different sites in the lead up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
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
Social media company Snap showcased a pair of its $2,195 augmented reality glasses Tuesday, staking a claim in a race to reshape how people interact with computers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 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
Then, as if he were staking me to a public challenge, he added, “It is therefore not the South Africa government which now stands in the way of Mr. Mandela’s freedom. It is he himself.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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