stake
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Competition among the industry's leading players is so fierce, with hundreds of billions of dollars in investment at stake, that none of them is willing to risk easing off the accelerator alone.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
It’s unclear how much, if any, of his Lululemon stake he would have to sell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The money at stake is why some in tech don’t want to take Anthropic’s warnings seriously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
He'll give a grabby-sounding view before the government has found a solution to a problem, stake part of his reputation on it, and make the case, hoping it will work out.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The short-term wins for the United States and United Kingdom included regaining limited access to Iran's oil by having a stake in a holding company called Iranian Oil Participants, or IOP.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Who knows if the English game will be marching on together as hoped by those that have staked so much on this direction?
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Later that afternoon, about four miles away outside of Home Depot in Pasadena, organizers staked in the ground dozens of white crosses that bore photos of the dead — the majority of them men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Krishna has staked a lot of IBM’s future on the belief that quantum will unlock the same kind of growth potential that was seen with GPU chips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Night Nurse” is as flirty and fleeting as a high school crush — intense enough to make an impact but staked more on possibility than actual sensation.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mrs. Abbott led the way to a booth and staked it out by setting down her purchases there.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
The telecom company is staking its future on open models, both to control token cost and protect its proprietary data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
On the same weekend that Ben Stokes announced his retirement from international cricket, a former Premier League winner was staking his claim as an all-rounder.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 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
Five thousand fans gushed into the grandstand and clubhouse, staking out their territory with blankets and spring jackets.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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