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1. Word sense: "stake" as a noun commonly means a share, interest, or a vested concern in something. Saying someone "has a stake in" something indicates they are affected by, or have an interest in, its outcome.

2. Collocation and grammatical fit: The phrase "We all have a ___ in the infrastructure" naturally accepts the countable noun "stake" with the article "a" ("a stake in"). This is a standard, idiomatic English construction.

3. Contextual coherence: The next clause—"How well they are built and operated is ___ to economic growth..."—treats infrastructure as something whose condition matters to people and economies. Saying people "have a stake in the infrastructure surrounding us" explains why its quality and operation are important to everyone; it links individual/collective interest directly to the subsequent discussion of maintenance, investment and economic impact.

4. Pragmatic fit: "Stake" captures the sense of both personal and societal investment (financial, social or practical) in roads, power lines and telecommunication networks, making it an apt choice to introduce a passage about the consequences of infrastructure performance.

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