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as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
my share of the lottery winnings is over a million dollars her share of the bill comes to $13.44
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as in stake
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
she sold her share in the business to her partner
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Recent Examples of share
Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 1 June 2025
For example, Boys said at her children’s school students are encouraged to bring candy on standardized test days to share with the class.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
Mehmet Guzel, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Zimbabwe and South Africa share in Rhodes a common ancestor; in Ndebele a language with a close connection to Zulu (the most spoken language in South Africa); and the common visual vocabulary sometimes called Ndebele art.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Verb
Davis tapped into a different side of himself to share his experiences going through heartbreak.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 1 June 2025
For example, Boys said at her children’s school students are encouraged to bring candy on standardized test days to share with the class.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
Noun
International concerns about the war’s consequences, as well as trade tensions, drove Asian share prices lower Monday while oil prices surged.
—Mehmet Guzel, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Zimbabwe and South Africa share in Rhodes a common ancestor; in Ndebele a language with a close connection to Zulu (the most spoken language in South Africa); and the common visual vocabulary sometimes called Ndebele art.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Though an agreement was made in March of 2021 to extend the treaty, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022 and Russia’s subsequent refusal to submit to on-site inspections several months later, Moscow officially stopped participating in the treaty the following February.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Since the International Olympic Committee began permitting trans and nonbinary athletes to participate openly in 2003, fewer than a dozen have qualified.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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The approved budget would preserve the portion of the program for those 65 and older, allocating $110 million for that coverage.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Musk has also sought to operate Starlink, his satellite-internet company, in South Africa, but has balked at a law requiring foreign tech firms to sell a portion of their local subsidiaries to shareholders who are Black or historically disadvantaged.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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As that stack grows to include 6G and quantum, U.S. global infrastructure leadership is at stake.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In late 2022, BBC Studios Productions had taken a 25 percent stake in the company.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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Fortunately, much of our [Handmaid's] crew came to be part of that.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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Dina has been shot by an arrow in the crossfire of the war between the Washington Liberation Front/Wolves, the militia that Abby is a part of, and the Seraphites, a cult-ish religious group fond of lynching.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Commissioner Greg Sankey says interest in a 16-team playoff has increased in the SEC, but cautioned that while there has been much chatter about College Football Playoff models that include multiple automatic bids for conferences, those formats might actually sell his league short.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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That diversity serves a vital military interest, some of the country’s leading military leaders recently said.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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As the proportion of individuals aged 60 and above grows, the strain on healthcare and homecare services... is becoming more apparent.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The proportion of irrigated land was also found to be a strong predictor of metal levels exceeding safe thresholds.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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If these two kids are indicative of even a small percentage of all high school graduates, then there is hope that our country will be successful.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, during this period should rise by a percentage in either the high single digits or low double digits.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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“Share.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/share. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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