gainer
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a person or thing that gains
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Also called: full gainer. a type of dive in which the diver leaves the board facing forward and completes a full backward somersault to enter the water feet first with his back to the diving board Compare half gainer
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“As we’ve seen throughout the post-pandemic period, healthcare was the big gainer among sectors, responsible for nearly all of the gains,” said Michael Bernick, a former director of the state jobs agency.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Coincidentally, the third-biggest gainer in the S&P 500 on Thursday was Constellation Brands, which is best known for selling Corona and Modelo in the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
Cloudflare’s growth was double that of Lumen Technologies, the next-biggest gainer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
And Hertz Global Holding is the biggest one-day gainer of the season so far, soaring 36% after reporting its first profit in two years, on a bustling new business retailing cars from its rental fleet.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
A partygoer—one of the paid ones—did a perfect triple gainer off the diving board, the splash leaving a streak across the High Blade’s heavy robe.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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