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the stake

Idioms  

  1. see burn at the stake.

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The president has about 70% ownership of the stake through his trust, disclosures show.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stake makes Elliott among the biggest investors in Lululemon, which has a market value of around $25 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hence, interest costs from Ramkhamhaeng Hospital’s capital injection into THG outweigh the benefit of owning the stake in THG at this stage.

From The Wall Street Journal

BNP Paribas Cardif will pay 60 euros a share for the stake, a slight premium to Friday’s closing price of 56.90 euros.

From The Wall Street Journal

Treasury selling a portion of the stake it took in the firms in the 2008-09 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal

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