- present tense form of share (3rd person singular).
shares
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The new Roadster demo gave Tesla shares a short boost, but they quickly came back to Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Prices recently dipped to near all-time lows, a gut punch for the many employees who get much of their pay in shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Tesla shares were up by about 1% in recent trading on Friday, while SpaceX’s stock was down 1%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Nine companies have objected to having their shares trade on OKXICE’s proposed platform, highlighting resistance to a new model of stock trading.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
To make money on Avant!’s stock, however, he’d probably have to stomach short-term losses, as investors puked up shares in horrified response to negative publicity.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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