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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Bloomberg was the first to report that Koch reached a deal to buy the stake but did not disclose the percentage bought or valuation.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, the stake, which makes the US government Intel’s largest shareholder, may give it some breathing space to orchestrate its second big turnaround effort in recent years.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Buffett’s investment signals a vote of confidence from somebody who’s as well-versed in the insurance business as anybody, even if the stake hardly makes a dent in Berkshire’s $344 billion cash pile.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
To him, the stake — the norms, the Constitution, the institutions — is a suggestion, not a restraint.
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
This was the hot role among young actresses — maybe not the right way to describe it, since Joan was burned at the stake in the 1400s after leading the troops in the Siege of Orleans and pressing for the coronation of Charles VII as the French king during the Hundred Years’ War.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
He would have been burned at the stake for insisting on the truth.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Legendary last year bought out the stake Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group owned in the company.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 July 2025
The bigger the stake the majority owner takes on, the less of a need for other minority partners.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, the stake, which makes the US government Intel’s largest shareholder, may give it some breathing space to orchestrate its second big turnaround effort in recent years.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Buffett’s investment signals a vote of confidence from somebody who’s as well-versed in the insurance business as anybody, even if the stake hardly makes a dent in Berkshire’s $344 billion cash pile.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
To him, the stake — the norms, the Constitution, the institutions — is a suggestion, not a restraint.
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
This was the hot role among young actresses — maybe not the right way to describe it, since Joan was burned at the stake in the 1400s after leading the troops in the Siege of Orleans and pressing for the coronation of Charles VII as the French king during the Hundred Years’ War.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
He would have been burned at the stake for insisting on the truth.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Legendary last year bought out the stake Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group owned in the company.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 July 2025
The bigger the stake the majority owner takes on, the less of a need for other minority partners.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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