stake down
Example Sentences
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In fact, the circus left town before anyone could even stake down the tent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
Total will make an initial payment of $401 million for its 40.1 percent stake, down from a 61.3 percent stake.
From Reuters ● Mar. 26, 2014
Saverin, 30, has a $1.1 billion stake, down $960 million since the offering.
From Chicago Tribune ● Aug. 17, 2012
Treasury has expressed a desire to hold two stock sales this year, potentially bringing its stake down to perhaps 33 percent.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2011
Find a smooth, sandy spot and scoop out a little hollow and drive the stake down until the top is below the level of the ground.
From Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture by Elmer Harry Kreps
