stakes
Example Sentences
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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
If you go back four to six months, the belief was that the U.S. government was going to take direct equity stakes in quantum companies the same way they were investing in critical mining.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Airlines—currently second in the demand-destruction stakes, the IEA says—will buy more kerosene.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
They watched Max place a circle of yellow crime scene tape near my trunk, using metal stakes.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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