- present tense form of share (3rd person singular).
shares
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“Good month!” said an Aug. 13 post in a WhatsApp group that shares Hilltop Youth updates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
If investors fail to find viable candidates, the company has said it can buy back some of its shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
I’m more interested in a company sitting directly at the intersection of aging, GLP-1 weight loss and cosmetic restoration — and I’m already accumulating shares.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
The carmaker's shares opened up almost 10 percent Friday, topping Germany's bluechip DAX index, and analysts at Deutsche Bank said the agreement showed the company was "capable of making the difficult decisions required".
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
All the managers could be dismissed and all its shares sold, but the company itself would remain intact.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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