stake
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Mark Walter’s sale of his controlling stake of the team is still pending, with Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner prepared to step in after purchasing the majority stakes at a $12.5-billion valuation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
He has kept two clean sheets and now has his chance to stake his claim as England's future number one over two matches.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
United Arab Emirates-based investment firm 885 Capital, which also is involved in influencer-heavy football event Baller League, has the largest stake of any outside investor.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Pentagon will take a 35% passive stake in the company and has preferential rights to purchase 20% of its production at cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A standard argument was that a Christian needed moral certainty of the truths of their faith, since the fate of their soul was at stake.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
In 2021, the star staked out an East Coast perch, picking up a Brooklyn waterfront condo in the stunning Quay building, the New York Post reported.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Nepal has staked its economic future on river-fed hydropower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Who knows if the English game will be marching on together as hoped by those that have staked so much on this direction?
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Are we going to wait until 70 more die to do something?” asked Marlom Portillo, an educator with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, as he staked more crosses into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Oh sure, I just arrived nine days ago and I’ve already staked him out.”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
I expect Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall and Ben White to be staking a claim in the full-back positions.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The telecom company is staking its future on open models, both to control token cost and protect its proprietary data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Social media company Snap showcased a pair of its $2,195 augmented reality glasses Tuesday, staking a claim in a race to reshape how people interact with computers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
In our dire age, a little bit of levity can often feel like a wager, staking your bets on an audience’s bandwidth for fun.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
While the Witchlings were busy staking out Mr. Dimblewit, the older witches, led by the Salazars and the Laroux, were trying to break the Gran out of the Tombs.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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