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stock

[stok] / stɒk /






NOUN
investment in company
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You are forgoing any increases in the stock market and hedging your bets against a severe downturn in the market.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

It is locked in a tight race with ChatGPT maker OpenAI for enterprise customers and investor interest as both head toward public stock offerings as soon as this fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

If you put a chunk of your investable wealth into an annuity, you are forgoing any increases in the stock market.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Johnson Controls stock was recently $144, while Trane shares were $459.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Treasury didn’t ask for a piece of the action, or management changes, or for that matter anything at all except for a teaspoon of out-of-the-money warrants and preferred stock.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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