stakes
Example Sentences
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Another victory would be the gelding’s seventh stakes win here, extending the record he set last month in the Eddie Read Stakes, which Koch and Fenton, in separate interviews, ranked among their favorite performances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Recent moves in Treasurys have raised the stakes for Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh as he prepares to deliver his debut speech from the annual central-banking confab at Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Uefa is pursuing criminal legal proceedings against Fifa president Gianni Infantino over the now scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup and its other competitions to private investors.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The stakes for the stock market are high as Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh prepares to deliver his first Jackson Hole speech since taking the helm at the U.S. central bank.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The dogs were barking and trying to pull up their stakes.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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