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Jaleh Posted 8 years ago
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With so much at stake
With so much at stake, the Inuit are determined to play a key role in teasing out the mysteries of climate change in the Arctic.
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jaleh What does the underlined part mean? With such a big danger that must be solved
- jaleh What does the underlined part mean?
- With such a big danger that must be solved
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jalehWhat does the underlined part mean?
With such a big danger that must be solved
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See https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/at_stake, sense 1.
The expression originally alludes to gambling, where a "stake" is an amount of money wagered.
(Cross-posted.)
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