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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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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

While the OpenAI funding may be generating the headlines at present, a more important driver of SoftBank’s shares this year has been the huge appreciation of its 90% stake in Arm Holdings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The entire software-stock complex is being disrupted by the idea that AI will drive a stake through their user-based subscription model.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

UniCredit also holds financial contracts that give it exposure to an additional 16.4% stake in Commerzbank, according to the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

He’d already decided to kick them out of the fund, and insist that they sell their stake in his business.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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