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stake
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stake (Award), noun ante, bet, pot, prize, purse, spoils, wager, winnings
stake (Interest), noun claim, equity, holding, right, share, title
Associated concepts: interpleader stake deposited in court
See also: bet, binder, bond, chance, claim, compromise, deposit, dominion, endanger, equity, gamble, guarantee, guaranty, holding, interest, jeopardize, lien, loan, ownership, parlay, pawn, pledge, right, risk, security, speculate, title


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was the first of Century City's new arrivals, pulling up stakes at its longtime 90210 digs to move into the expanded campus at 2000 Avenue of the Stars.
One trend that I would like to stop in its tracks: "A small but growing number of families are pulling up stakes," reports The New York Times, "selling the house and following the children to boarding school.
Butti expresses confidence the Montreal-based aircraft company, which established the North Bay plant in 1998, is committed to the city and is not pulling up stakes.
 
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