stake
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In exchange, KKR and Apollo will receive a cumulative 29% noncontrolling stake in the network.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“But everyone loses if this relationship spirals. Hundreds of thousands of jobs are potentially at stake on both sides of the border if this relationship fractures further.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Although neither the team nor the firm supplied financial details of the deal, multiple media outlets are reporting that the Buss brothers’ stake in the Padres is around 5%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Roski, whose stake is worth $375 million, has not disclosed his intentions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The hospital was no more than a few months old and a few feet high when people began attempting to stake their claims.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
For a director who’s staked a name on films and television shows that are narratively impenetrable, “Her Private Hell” may feel like a big ask for some viewers.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 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
It spoiled Max Muncy’s pinch-hit home run in the sixth inning that staked Díaz to a 4-2 lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Putin has staked his legacy on projecting strength.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
She shows me a stone monument, like a proud claim staked upon the humble chapel.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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
Given the lack of previous investigation, it may have been inevitable that when Dobyns traced births and deaths in Lima he would be staking out new ground.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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