stake
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Following the end of his playing career, he also acquired a stake Las Vegas Raiders, while also becoming part of the ownership group of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
These partners come and go more regularly than those with a financial stake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
In January, investment firm L Catterton said it would take a majority stake in the dairy brand Good Culture.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
Desperate times call for desperate measures — especially when your job is potentially at stake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
“Where do you want the stake? Over there?” says Grady, gesturing toward the open space.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
The prospect of a data-center slowdown looks particularly tricky for Bloom, which has staked its future in providing on-site power generation through fuel cells and other means.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Instead of playing it safe, he staked his candidacy on affordability issues, particularly subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
It was Harvey Miller, the 14th partner at Weil, who staked its claim on bankruptcy at a time when other big firms dismissed the practice as lesser work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Gold told The Times he had never publicly staked out a position on Israel or Gaza.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
When the cash ran out, he’d work on them until they had staked practically everything they owned, right down to their horse blankets.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
At a time when the marginally older pair are both playing in Saudi Arabia, Calvert-Lewin is staking his claim with his performances closer to home in this country.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
In town that afternoon, people described staking out different sites in the lead up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Social media company Snap showcased a pair of its $2,195 augmented reality glasses Tuesday, staking a claim in a race to reshape how people interact with computers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
In our dire age, a little bit of levity can often feel like a wager, staking your bets on an audience’s bandwidth for fun.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
Given the lack of previous investigation, it may have been inevitable that when Dobyns traced births and deaths in Lima he would be staking out new ground.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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