Gilead

American  

[gil-ee-uhd] / ˈgɪl i əd /

noun

1. a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.

2. Mount, a mountain in NW Jordan. 3,596 feet (1,096 meters).

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Gilead ¹ British  

/ ˈɡɪlɪˌæd /

noun

1. a historic mountainous region east of the River Jordan, rising over 1200 m (4000 ft)

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Gilead ² British  

/ ˈɡɪlɪˌæd /

noun

1. Old Testament a grandson of Manasseh; ancestor of the Coileadites (Numbers 26: 29–30)

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Gilead

In late 2024, Gilead granted voluntary licenses for lenacapavir to six generic manufacturers, including Dr. Reddy's.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

This week alone, Gilead reported its best quarter in a decade, Lilly raised its sales guidance for the third time this year and Merck’s third-quarter results sailed past expectations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Gilead Sciences posts higher-than-expected sales as blockbuster HIV drug Biktarvy continues to drive its top line.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

That lower price still would have allowed Gilead to reap a great financial return while giving more people access to treatment.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Bob was one of sixteen blacks who first integrated his high school in Mount Gilead, North Carolina, where my father was bom.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

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