stake
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In 1934, company president and majority owner John Evans Laird sold a minority stake to outside investors to beef up facilities and equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
So he decided to sell a 90% equity stake to two liquor companies, with the remaining 10% split evenly between Jack and his brother Larrie, who is Lisa’s father.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
That said, in Manchester, the party was able to win 56% of the seats at stake off the back of just 37% of the vote.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert lowered its stake in the customer experience services provider to 2,773,667 shares.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
What was at stake in the ‘Apology’ was not just the reasonableness of Christian faith, but the reliability of all the claims made by philosophers.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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