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stake

noun as in pole

noun as in bet, wager

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noun as in share, investment

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“Democrats have to be serious about what’s at stake. I know they don’t like the means, but we have to think about the end,” McClendon said.

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She also received a stake in the business, which proposed using solar generators to reduce the cost of the energy-intensive computer calculations needed to generate or "mine" the digital currency Bitcoin.

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But the spring tests are higher stakes because they’re used for school and student accountability measures.

Until recently, it wasn’t certain because Strathcona Resources, a spurned bidder for MEG, said it would use its 14.2% stake to vote against.

At Tesla’s annual meeting on Nov. 6, shareholders will vote on stock bonuses for Musk that would take his stake from 13% to 25% if he hits ambitious goals.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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