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stake

[steyk] / steɪk /


NOUN
bet, wager
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
NOUN
share, investment
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Pershing Square currently holds a 4.7% stake in UMG, valued at about $1.72 billion as of Monday’s close.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Air India, which SIA holds a stake in, is also expected to post wider losses amid limited fuel hedging and significant cuts to the Middle East routes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Ackman also attributed the company’s declining valuation to the Bolloré Group’s 18% stake in the company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

In 2012, he sold his stake in Farallon, which was named in reference to islands off the coast of San Francisco and was once one of the largest hedge funds in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Such pleas, inevitably, were ignored, and members of Congress would gather in wood-paneled committee rooms and spend hours examining in minute detail the Osage’s expenditures, as if the country’s security were at stake.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann