gains
Britishplural noun
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She notes gold has struggled to extend gains due to the dollar’s strength and expectations of interest-rate cuts, which reduce the appeal of nonyielding assets like gold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The risk: Intel builds upon its extraordinary gains and keeps rising, which would obligate investors to sell the stock, or to manage the short call to avoid assignment.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Ole Hansen, head of commodities strategy at Saxo Bank, said gains in crude oil prices have been limited in part because the high prices are reducing demand.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
To help drive his point home, Krinsky cited several recent examples: Silver prices soared in January, before a punishing selloff saw the white metal retrace nearly all of its year-to-date gains.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
Time lines of labor-union victories do not always show the depth of the struggles and the sacrifices made to achieve gains in workers’ rights.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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