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- verb Present participle of
stake .
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Examples
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In truth, he was less interested in staking a fortune than in beating Shorty.
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He remembered the way she had looked at him, how she had laughed when he narrated Mickey Dolan's mistake in staking the fraction on Skookum Gulch.
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It is imperative that we not be LAST in staking our claim to the resources of the Moon.
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In any case, the Obama camp has wasted no time in staking a claim on the side of the righteous.
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I was on my side taking blow after pain staking blow.
Life* 2008
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Cortés wasted no time in staking a claim for God and King, ceremoniously founding a settlement on the coast that he christened Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, in reference to the fleet's arrival on Good Friday to what he believed to be a vast land of plenty.
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Cortés wasted no time in staking a claim for God and King, ceremoniously founding a settlement on the coast that he christened Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, in reference to the fleet's arrival on Good Friday to what he believed to be a vast land of plenty.
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But when it comes to President Bush's ambitious initiative to send humans back to the moon and on to Mars, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N. Y.) is all but alone in staking out a formal position -- and it's one that lends support to key aspects of the president's effort.
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But when it comes to President Bush's ambitious initiative to send humans back to the moon and on to Mars, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N. Y.) is all but alone in staking out a formal position -- and it's one that lends support to key aspects of the president's effort.
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Lewis had standard touchdown throws of 39 yards to James Hardy and 4 yards to Ray Fisher in staking the Hoosiers to a 14-0 lead.
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