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
Selling the 17.82% stake in the team would be worth about $2.2 billion.
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
He was not being characteristically diplomatic when he claimed that Madison and Hamilton both understood the issues at stake more fully than he did.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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
Boeing has staked its corporate turnaround in part on growth of 737 MAX production.
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
Ford has long staked a claim as the U.S.’s top vehicle manufacturer and employer of hourly auto workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
I staked the dogs out among the willows, built afire in the cooker, and fed them some thick soup.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
At a time when the marginally older pair are both playing in Saudi Arabia, Calvert-Lewin is staking his claim with his performances closer to home in this country.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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
Crypto staking is a process that involves locking up your cryptocurrency for a period to help keep a blockchain network running in exchange for rewards generally paid out in the same cryptocurrency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
“Will, it’ll be hard staking all hundred and sixty acres.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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