the stake
noun
: a post that a person was tied to and burned on in the past as a form of punishment
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.
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The five-time Ballon d’Or winner bought the stake in Almeria through his CR7 Sports Investments subsidiary, according to Brunswick Group.
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ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The Ghost Women begins with a young woman being burned at the stake during the misogynistic gendercide of the 15th century.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Shares of the Times jumped nearly 3% in after hours trading after Berkshire disclosed the stake.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
The transaction for L’Oréal to acquire another 10 percent of Galderma, the pure-play dermatology leader, bringing the stake up to 20 percent, just closed.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
Pershing added the stake in the fourth quarter.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Servetus was burned alive at the stake.
—Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
As England swung between Catholicism and Protestantism during the reigns of Henry's daughters Mary I and Elizabeth I, hundreds of Catholics and Protestants were executed for their faith, often burned at the stake.
—Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Negotiations over the stake began in September, and an agreement has now been reached.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
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ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The Ghost Women begins with a young woman being burned at the stake during the misogynistic gendercide of the 15th century.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Shares of the Times jumped nearly 3% in after hours trading after Berkshire disclosed the stake.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
The transaction for L’Oréal to acquire another 10 percent of Galderma, the pure-play dermatology leader, bringing the stake up to 20 percent, just closed.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
Pershing added the stake in the fourth quarter.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Servetus was burned alive at the stake.
—Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
As England swung between Catholicism and Protestantism during the reigns of Henry's daughters Mary I and Elizabeth I, hundreds of Catholics and Protestants were executed for their faith, often burned at the stake.
—Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Negotiations over the stake began in September, and an agreement has now been reached.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
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“The stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stake. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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