stake

Example Sentences

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Whatever the case, we know for certain that the bigger the games are, the higher the financial and personal stakes.

From Salon

European soccer leaders have even discussed the possibility of a boycott, although such an action is unlikely to happen, given the revenue at stake for national teams and football associations.

From Salon

While the tendency to trust AI is seemingly universal, the stakes are not always so high.

From Salon

Botswana has perhaps been the most ardent in its ambition to acquire a controlling stake in the company that oversees the world trade in the stones on which its economy depends.

From Barron's

Plutarch lost his first four starts, including three in stakes races, before winning a maiden race on the final day of Del Mar’s fall meeting.

From Los Angeles Times