gain ground
Example Sentences
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But the one part of the market that has cooled are so-called momentum stocks, whose precise definitions vary but basically are bets that fast-rising stocks will continue to gain ground.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“You’re going against the best team in baseball right now, and you want to gain ground and try to get one of the first two spots,” Miguel Rojas said before the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Sánchez is expected to gain ground as ballots from rural areas are tallied.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
But Nebius has other traits that could help it gain ground on those counts in the years ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
But she always claimed she had done whatever it was she'd done to gain ground for us all.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
