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Example sentences for: staking

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As a result of the Star Wars deal, Galoob devoted more and more of its resources to that line, shifting money out of internal development, staking the company, in a sense, on this product whose existence depended utterly on staying in the good graces of Lucasfilm.
But both will be rewarded for their unctuousness by minority voters-while they would get absolutely nothing for staking out more thoughtful positions.
I'm also hoping that by irately staking out the high ground, I can distract the kids from their many questions about you know what.
WG: They're all off staking out Kathleen in Richmond.
The Enquirer , which is staking out the strategically questionable territory of the tabloid with taste, explains that many celebrities "ask us to interview them and take their pictures."