stake
Example Sentences
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But to reach its full potential, No Kings needs to explicitly name what is at stake in moral terms.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
From Parsi philanthropists and Maharashtrian nobility to mill workers and marginalised migrant settlers, the photographs showcase the city's many faces that stake a claim to the making of Bombay.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Based on Thursday’s stock closing price of $98.66, that stake would be valued at $2.09 billion.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Curbside management will run the combined company, which Frontenac holds a majority stake in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
They’d remembered Valley had said the Nightbeast had to feed often, so they’d decided to stake out Mr. Dimblewit’s house, waiting for him to go leave food for the cucos.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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