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

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

Stripping out certain one-time items, Gilead reported an adjusted loss of $6.75 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

AstraZeneca and Gilead have found promising new options for one of the most aggressive and hardest-to-treat forms of breast cancer after decades with few breakthroughs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca and Gilead have all made acquisitions in the space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

The Republic of Gilead, said Aunt Lydia, knows no bounds.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood