stake
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The investment firm already has a direct commercial relationship with easyJet, owning a 2.14% stake in the U.K. discount carrier, Rowbotham says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Nevertheless, there is a great deal at stake.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The offer is voluntary, but Frasers noted that it held a significant number of options on Hugo Boss shares that would put its stake above 30 percent and oblige it to make a buyout offer.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Influencers stand to profit persuading men there’s a widespread “masculinity crisis,” the researchers found, noting that 72% of the accounts they analyzed had a stake in testosterone supplements and treatments.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Most lived in rural country and were eager to put a stake in the lush ground, no longer as slaves but as farmers of their own land.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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Lessons 3–4
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