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stake

[stayk] / steɪk /


NOUN
bet, wager
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
NOUN
share, investment
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Aker BP was created in 2016 via a merger of BP’s Norwegian assets and Det norske oljeselskap, in which Aker held a significant stake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Alonso knew what was at stake, that if Hamilton passed him quickly, the Briton would almost certainly win the race.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Musk, who has moved the headquarters of Tesla, SpaceX and X to Texas, has a growing business stake in the state.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Its price target of A$32.60/share for Woodside includes A$1.19/share for its 50% stake in the NWS project, or US$1.60 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

In both cases, Dobzhansky noted, the fundamental questions at stake were biological.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Instead of playing it safe, he staked his candidacy on affordability issues, particularly subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

Gold told The Times he had never publicly staked out a position on Israel or Gaza.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Shares of Boeing, which has staked its turnaround in part of MAX production growth, fell sharply Monday after a weekend Wall Street Journal article outlined the problem.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

In 2021, the star staked out an East Coast perch, picking up a Brooklyn waterfront condo in the stunning Quay building, the New York Post reported.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

We staked out a wallow deep in the woods, and then a clearing of ferns, but saw no signs of pig.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Since then, the contest has been in many ways a generational fight, with the two staking out differing positions on public safety, housing production and strategies for ending homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

I expect Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall and Ben White to be staking a claim in the full-back positions.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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

Crypto staking is a process that involves locking up your cryptocurrency for a period to help keep a blockchain network running in exchange for rewards generally paid out in the same cryptocurrency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

“Of course he didn’t. But Tina didn’t know that. Branwell gave the impression that he was staking out his place in the family, letting them know that he was there first.”

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg


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