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as in interest
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
if I invest in your business, I expect a stake in it in return
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as in to fund
to provide money for
the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money
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Recent Examples of stake
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Newsom is also proposing a national public equity fund, giving Americans a stake in economic gains generated by artificial intelligence companies.
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Juhi Doshi,
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 June 2026
The Dodgers staked him to a nice five-run lead, driving Pirates starter Mitch Keller from the game with 13 baserunners in the first four innings – seven hits, four walks and two hit batters.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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Noun
Pochettino fielded nine new starters for this low-stakes game, but Christian Pulisic entered in the 58th minute.
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Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Newsom is also proposing a national public equity fund, giving Americans a stake in economic gains generated by artificial intelligence companies.
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Juhi Doshi,
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Verb
In other horror news, Backrooms, Obsession's peer in being helmed by an upstart wunderkind (20-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons) also staked its claim to longevity at the box office this weekend.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 June 2026
The Dodgers staked him to a nice five-run lead, driving Pirates starter Mitch Keller from the game with 13 baserunners in the first four innings – seven hits, four walks and two hit batters.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stake
Noun
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However, Lander has accused Goldman of cozying up to Wall Street interests, including corporate political action committees.
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Over the years, Kansas City has shown interest in tight ends with college basketball experience, such as Demetrius Harris and Ross Travis.
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This was one of 145 bets that Makihara appeared to place on Polymarket between January and May, but all of those bets were fake, the article said.
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Other videos also misrepresented the earnings users could have made on parallel bets, the Journal's report found.
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Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones has raised millions, including helping to get $800,000 in donations to fund a replica of a historic ship for the maritime museum in his San Diego district.
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The National Academy for AI Instruction, funded by Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic, offers classes to teachers on how to use AI.
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In addition to the fear of deportation, the ruling puts thousands of immigrants at risk of losing their work authorization and their jobs, according to a Haitian-American journalist.
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That lawsuit, in part, accuses City Attorney Miko Brown of pushing airport officials to investigate a charter airline's safety record -- not because of genuine safety concerns, but to create legal cover for a city council vote that put $90 million in federal grant money at risk.
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Newton isn't the only analyst seeing potential for a rebound in the shares.
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Priya Bhardwaj does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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The other is a wager on filling a half-empty shed with customers who have yet to sign.
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The platform is designed as an analytics and decision-support tool and does not accept wagers or operate as a sportsbook.
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What this doesn’t tell voters is that these ads are being financed by those in the AI industry who favor sensible regulation of artificial intelligence.
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According to the plan approved by the government on Monday, public radio and television would be financed from the state budget starting next year, and not from fees paid by individuals, households and businesses.
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Under the current initiative, known as the Low-Income Voucher and Equity (LIVE) Program, subsidized one-bedroom rents range from $2,900 to $3,100, while two-bedroom units range from $3,450 to $4,000.
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Governor Kathy Hochul separately slashed the Manhattan shuttle-bus fare from $80 to $20, meaning two of the most powerful governors in the country spent the spring competing to subsidize FIFA, a private organization.
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“Stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stake. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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