gains
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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And if investors hold Opportunity Zone investments for 10 years, capital gains on profits from those projects are tax-free.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
And shorter-term Treasury yields are giving up some of the gains made following Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech at the end of last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Software names have experienced relief rallies in the past few months, but those gains largely came when steep selloffs in chip stocks led investors to rotate into the software sector instead.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
Oscar, the insurer, announced gains in enrollment and profit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
To admit the change in my life I must speak of years as a student, of losses, of gains.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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