stakes
Example Sentences
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For Fatima, a practicing Muslim who adores her parents, the stakes feel even higher.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
They bought stakes in microfinance lenders, extended financing or sold securitized microfinance debt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Over the past year and a half, Trump Jr. has amassed a fortune from stakes in companies ranging from crypto startups to a drone business to a firearms retailer.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Pro wrestling is a realm where a man named John Cena plays a character named John Cena; the match outcomes are predetermined, but the personal stakes are huge.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Across the way young Meryra knelt before one of the shaping stakes, hammering his first bowl.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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