stakes
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And as with all rolls of a dice, the stakes on whether you win or lose are huge for Tuchel – as will discover once the World Cup gets under way.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Rarely has one person so dominated the fashion stakes, with a specially made silvery Jacquemus bustier dress on opening night, followed by an enormous hot pink Barbie ballgown by edgy French-Canadian fashion label Matieres Fecales.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Buttonwood, which owns stakes in several private companies, has filed with the SEC to launch a closed-end fund that includes SpaceX as a top holding.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Workday Chief Executive, Chair and Co-founder Aneel Bhusri, who returned to lead the business software company in February, is overseeing what he calls its “re-founding” moment—one in which the stakes are incredibly high.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“The stakes are higher now. It matters to me what your answer is.”
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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