stake
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Additionally, CNN reported, it will be “financed with the help of sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi that will indirectly own just under a 50-percent equity stake in the merged Paramount–WBD.”
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
The trading house plans to sell a roughly $500 million stake in the oil shipping business ahead of a potential listing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Royal families from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi have agreed to chip in $24 billion for an equity stake by assuming some of Ellison’s financial commitments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
But Samuel Gill, editor of Dartnews.com, suggests Littler's future in the sport could be at stake.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
But it was possible the badger could be the soul at stake.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Nepal has staked its economic future on river-fed hydropower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Who knows if the English game will be marching on together as hoped by those that have staked so much on this direction?
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Are we going to wait until 70 more die to do something?” asked Marlom Portillo, an educator with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, as he staked more crosses into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Putin has staked his legacy on projecting strength.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
At lunchtime, James staked out a table next to Maddie’s in the library, his latest code work spread in front of him.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
At a time when the marginally older pair are both playing in Saudi Arabia, Calvert-Lewin is staking his claim with his performances closer to home in this country.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
In town that afternoon, people described staking out different sites in the lead up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Journalists who were already staking out the area around Burgenstock under tight security beat a retreat, knowing that the talks could be on again at any moment.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Social media company Snap showcased a pair of its $2,195 augmented reality glasses Tuesday, staking a claim in a race to reshape how people interact with computers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
“Don’t dig in my child’s territory!” my mother screamed a warning and hurried over to protect my discovery by staking out the area I was digging in.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane