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shares

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  1. The units of stock that represent ownership in a corporation.


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Apple shares’ upward momentum was on full display Wednesday, when the iPhone maker reclaimed the title of the second-largest company by market capitalization, after Alphabet last month pushed Apple out of that position.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

The stock’s new benchmark comes in the wake of two research firms removing Walmart from their top stock pick lists, partially because of the shares’ lofty valuation.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Institutional shares’ history, which covers several market cycles, seems like a reasonable estimate for future returns of the index funds in which large numbers of Dell Dollars will be invested.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Given its shares’ underperformance versus peers and its valuation discount, low market expectations may present a favorable risk-reward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Are you goin' to let me take them thirty-five shares' profits?

From The Gibson Upright by Tarkington, Booth

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