piece of the action
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Privately traded companies are getting a piece of the action too.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
News and sports-betting firms have lined up for a piece of the action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
The country’s real-estate companies, furniture makers and ham producers want a piece of the action, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
That added to a quasi “gold rush” among investors who understandably hungered for a piece of the action.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
Treasury didn’t ask for a piece of the action, or management changes, or for that matter anything at all except for a teaspoon of out-of-the-money warrants and preferred stock.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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