Synonyms

gains

British

/ ɡeɪnz /

plural noun

profits or winnings

ill-gotten gains

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Gains like that make memory stocks seem ripe for a fall, especially given how highly cyclical the industry has been historically.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Gains left Alphabet with a market value of just under $5 trillion.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Gains have been fueled partly by the company’s participation in building AI data centers, nuclear power, and critical minerals projects.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Gains like that make memory stocks look ripe for a fall, given the sector’s historic volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Baron de, his Gains by Missisippi, 8.Viaticum, the Homage paid to it in Popish Countries, 249.Vicardel,

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

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gains

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