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gains

British  
/ ɡeɪnz /

plural noun

  1. profits or winnings

    ill-gotten gains
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The big three didn’t just snap five-week losing streak: They posted their best weekly gains since the week of Thanksgiving.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

U.S. stocks rose, extending a “Hormuz Hope” rally from Tuesday that pushed the three major stock indexes to their biggest one-day gains in 10 months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

One tell that Tuesday’s trading action was driven more by positioning than fundamentals was that some of the year’s worst-performing themes saw the biggest gains, according to Goldman Sachs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Including those slender gains, the stock has slumped 17% this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

And a good teacher’s students carried over all their gains into the next grade.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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