the stake
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Ackman didn’t detail the size of the stake, which he said would be disclosed in regulatory filings later Friday.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The investor says the tech company is underpriced, and he will disclose the stake in regulatory filings later Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Still, Scott plays him as such an anemic, cold-blooded creep that it’s impressive “Hokum” gets us rooting for his survival when the people he’s offended would just as soon see him burned at the stake.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
In March the company indicated it planned to increase the stake to just under 20%.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
But taking my bearing from the stake, I decided to go out into the water, hoping to find the raft A few feet offshore, I got another bad scare.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
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