stakes
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The stakes were high for Kalshi and Polymarket after high-profile whiffs here and abroad leading up to the midterms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The stakes are existential for the mountain range’s mountain lions, which are contending with critically low genetic diversity as close relatives mate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
He’ll end up with the second most popular livestream of the midterms, beaten out only by NBC’s Steve Kornacki—the stakes are high.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
And if Ferrari ever get themselves a car that can compete for the title, it will only get harder, because the stakes for both drivers are then much higher.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
I wasn’t as convinced that the chupacabras could be defeated with stakes and holy water.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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