gains
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Still, fellow DataTrek Research co-founder Nicholas Colas cautions you to manage your expectations for gains.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Beijing is often thought to eschew rash decision-making and prioritise patience and gradual gains to secure long-term outcomes.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The S&P 500 has climbed 8.1% this year through Monday, with Alphabet, Nvidia and Amazon all widely surpassing the index’s gains, according to FactSet data.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Productivity gains tend to concentrate in goods—cars, clothing, televisions, food—as technology steadily drives prices down.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The nightingale has twenty-four basic songs, but gains wild variety by varying the internal arrangement of phrases and the length of pauses.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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