stake
Example Sentences
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There’s plenty at stake both for AI companies and Hollywood in the fight over copyright.
From Barron's
The proposed stake reduction could generate about MYR810 million for CIMB, strengthening its capital buffer for loan growth and potential special dividends, he reckons.
A $10 billion bet in total was at stake, until the margin calls forced selling.
If the stakes weren’t so high, it would have been almost comical to see an adult behave so childishly in such a formal setting.
From Salon
Despite those high stakes, however, the race doesn’t seem to have generated much voter interest, at least not yet.
From Los Angeles Times
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