shares 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of share
as in participates
to take a share or part everyone in the enterprise will share in the profits

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shares

2 of 2

noun

plural of share
1
as in portions
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group my share of the lottery winnings is over a million dollars her share of the bill comes to $13.44

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2
as in interests
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something she sold her share in the business to her partner

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But to continue to grow the community, Meghan shares handwritten notes with supporters. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025 Reddit user u/SOOOO_FETCH regularly shares great bargains and cool furniture finds to dedicated subreddits, and one October 7 took to r/Mid_Century to tell a story with multiple twists and turns. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 Although Colin rarely speaks about or shares photos of his two daughters, back in October 2022 the actor opened up about how his dad, Tom Hanks, and stepmom, Rita Wilson, are as grandparents. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 Unlike nihilism, with which cosmicism shares some similarities, the focus is on how small and incidental humanity is. Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025 Stevenson shares all this as a way of voicing his drive to fix this major weakness. Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 The musical film follows a plot revolving around a political prisoner named Valentín who shares a cell with a window dresser named Molina. Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 Shadow of the Vampire coincidentally shares many of its themes with Nope, Jordan Peele's very satisfying summer hit (and one of 2022's best films). Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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Investors sent Broadcom shares up as as much as 11% on Monday, betting that the OpenAI alliance will generate hundreds of billions of dollars in new revenue for the chipmaker. Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025 Jefferies said the risk-reward ratio is more balanced following a recent slide in shares. Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025 Along the way, Podolsky shares stories of remarkable people, intriguing history, and the modern challenges facing the Appalachian Trail — all as the iconic footpath marks its 100th anniversary. Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025 Broadcom shares soared 12% on Monday morning following the announcement. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025 Grindr shares rose 7% on Semafor’s report. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025 Meanwhile much smaller shares pointed to the federal deficit (6%), immigration (5%) and taxes (2%). Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025 In two days, Pfizer’s shares jumped up by fourteen per cent. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 As part of the partnership, AMD has issued OpenAI a warrant for up to 160 million shares of AMD common stock. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • TruMedia defines splash play rate as how often a defensive player participates in a snap that ends in a sack, pressure, tackle for loss, run stuff, pass stuff, third- or fourth-down stop, interception, forced fumble, fumble recovery or pass defensed.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Newsweek participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on products purchased through our links to retailer sites.
    Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Numerous road closures and flooding of vehicles will be possible, including portions of NC 12.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But soon after seeing Sinbad's weight gain, her mother cut down his portions.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • Notwithstanding this criticism, though, there is still a growing view within Delhi that foreign policy should be pragmatic and driven by interests rather than ethical considerations.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Unshared interests The only reason that the PA was being kept out of the picture was to satisfy Netanyahu’s political desire not to ever have a unified Palestinian leadership in the West Bank and Gaza.
    Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Executives at JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Citi all used their earnings calls yesterday to assure investors that the bankruptcy of auto parts supplier First Brands—which had borrowed more than $10 billion—did not mean that the private credit market is systemically weak.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Studio executives, meanwhile, dismiss YouTube and its growth as something less than the sum of its parts.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Real Madrid are stepping up plans towards a radical change in their ownership structure — one that would allow external investors to purchase stakes in the club for the very first time.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • During 2023, owners of the Charlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks all sold stakes at about 10 times revenue—the Phoenix Suns were the outlier that year with Mat Ishbia paying 13 times the prior year’s revenue for the club.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The look played with proportions, featuring a sleek bodice with a sleeveless element and a scoop neckline.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But underlying that drumbeat is a quagmire of epic proportions.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • With potential regulatory fights to come, this is a potential boon and is a way of circumventing content quotas and other obligations that European countries want to establish.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
  • At issue was the question of how much say each municipality would have in allowing that new development, with opponents claiming untruthfully that the state wanted to mandate specific quotas for new homes.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Writing badly is also like watching different versions of director’s cuts or seeing different takes of the same scene.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There are takes that drag on and on, such as one of Dern biting into a weed cookie, that could have used more editorial discipline.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025

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