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- noun Plural form of
stake . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
stake .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the money risked on a gamble
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Examples
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Tommy Hill running back in eighth place Brookes took the lead, by four points, in the title stakes from the Suzuki rider.
Roadracingworld.com 2010
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Roger Federer takes his 64th career title, drawing level with Pete Sampras in the title stakes after winning in Stockholm.
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"It feels good and is something I didn't expect," admitted Camier who goes into these two races second in the title stakes, seven points down on Worx Suzuki rider Sylvain Guintoli.
Roadracingworld.com 2009
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But she will also outline what they call the stakes here in this election.
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The ASSU device, raising the stakes, is reported to have a microphone, built in speakers, and a webcam that, via its wireless connection, will allow users to use Skype and similar software.
Reviews 2010
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The ASSU device, raising the stakes, is reported to have a microphone, built in speakers, and a webcam that, via its wireless connection, will allow users to use Skype and similar software.
Reviews 2010
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Gambling without stakes is an insipid amusement, and Corliss discovered, likewise, that the warm blood which rises from hygienic gymnasium work is something quite different from that which pounds hotly along when thew matches thew and flesh impacts on flesh and the stake is life and limb.
CHAPTER 11 2010
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The ASSU device, raising the stakes, is reported to have a microphone, built in speakers, and a webcam that, via its wireless connection, will allow users to use Skype and similar software.
50 Anniversary 2009
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The ASSU device, raising the stakes, is reported to have a microphone, built in speakers, and a webcam that, via its wireless connection, will allow users to use Skype and similar software.
Technology 2010
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The ASSU device, raising the stakes, is reported to have a microphone, built in speakers, and a webcam that, via its wireless connection, will allow users to use Skype and similar software.
Selections 2010
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