the stake
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Instead, as my story this week reports, the investment firm Rupireddy used is now telling him it sold the stake two years ago—when SpaceX was worth far less than it is today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
For Ferguson, the big advantage of CCAs is to "achieve missions that would be too high risk with normal human life at the stake".
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
By then, LVMH, French market regulators and Hermès all had serious doubts that Puech still controlled the stake he and Freymond insisted remained intact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
But talks were slowed down due to disagreement over the price, as well as squabbles within the government over how big the stake should be.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
He stood tongue-tied, feeling his very existence an intrusion, while Zau directed Heqet to the farthest stall, and to the cupboard where he would find the stake.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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