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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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Influencers stand to profit persuading men there’s a widespread “masculinity crisis,” the researchers found, noting that 72% of the accounts they analyzed had a stake in testosterone supplements and treatments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Given OpenAI’s most recent funding round in March valued the company at $852 billion, SoftBank’s stake has been estimated around $110 billion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

UniCredit also holds financial contracts that give it exposure to an additional 16.4% stake in Commerzbank, according to the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It already took a stake in Intel and other companies, so an equity stake in AI companies could follow—an idea proposed in 2025 by Sam Altman, the head of ChatGPT owner OpenAI.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But my father knew—and I knew—that there was more than just avuncular love at stake for him in these visits.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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