gained

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Iraola has managed my old club since 2023 and, despite having to consistently sell his best players during that period, he has put together a team that has gained momentum, not lost it.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The S&P has gained an average of 3.4% each July over the past 10 years, and 2.4% each July over the past two decades.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The Europe-wide Stoxx 600 was 0.6% higher as industrials gained.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

TJ McGovern, interim chief of the Fire Authority, said firefighters had gained confidence the pressurized tank would not experience a “boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion,” or BLEVE.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

King had gained national prominence during the Montgomery bus boycott a decade earlier.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman