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stake a claim
Also, stake out a claim. Indicate something as one's own, as in I'm staking a claim to the drumstick, or She staked out a claim for herself in the insurance business. This term, dating from the mid-1800s, originally meant “register a claim to land by marking it with stakes.” It was being used figuratively by the late 1800s.
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With Hartley, nine years Dawson's junior, in the ODI squad, he has the first chance to stake a claim for a place at the 50-over World Cup in 2027.
"You're asking for people to stake a claim and I don't think any of them did in a major sense," said Green.
With all the home nations facing off against each other, it was the perfect Six Nations weekend to stake a claim.
Can England stake a claim after tight losses in November?
Grace Clinton, 21, meanwhile, could start to stake a claim for a starting place in the Lionesses' midfield after a stellar beginning to the season with Manchester United, while midfielder Jess Park, 23, continues to impress for Manchester City.
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