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stake

[steyk] / steɪk /


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




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OpenAI "plan to hand Washington a 5% stake" in the company as it "seeks political buy-in", the Financial Times reports.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

OpenAI is in discussions with the U.S. government about handing over a 5% stake before the public listing it plans later this year, according to a published report on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

SKF will hold a 60% majority stake in the venture, which is expected to become operational at the end of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Also: keeping that $50 billion stake intact for whenever OpenAI goes public and gifts investors with flush new cash from open trading.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

I know the fate of Manhattan was at stake and all that, but the one and only Gilgamesh had eaten at our deli!

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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