stake
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Petti estimates that EchoStar’s stake in SpaceX is currently worth about $38.9 billion, or $62.8 billion if J.P.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
He and fellow Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly also sold a small stake in English soccer club Chelsea FC last month for about $1.27 billion, the Financial Times reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Lufthansa won out over rival Air France-KLM to take an up to 49.9% stake in the flag carrier for some 1.2 billion euros, Lisbon said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
At stake is the nearly two-trillion-euro budget, which will determine the EU's main priorities for the period between 2028 and 2034, from agriculture to defence, competitiveness to migration.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
There is a second issue at stake here.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The latest homeless count showed an increase in the number of people living on the street, dealing a setback to a mayor who staked her reputation on the issue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Shares of Boeing, which has staked its turnaround in part of MAX production growth, fell sharply Monday after a weekend Wall Street Journal article outlined the problem.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
We staked out the dogs and climbed a jagged ridge.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
In town that afternoon, people described staking out different sites in the lead up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
On the same weekend that Ben Stokes announced his retirement from international cricket, a former Premier League winner was staking his claim as an all-rounder.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 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
So I don’t think we’ll be staking out any more mailboxes.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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