gained
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McIlroy's struggles were obvious particularly in from tee to green where he ranked 62nd out of 68 players for strokes gained.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Uber and Lyft drivers in California are a step closer to unionizing after state regulators confirmed the budding union had gained enough support to be certified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
As the push to use HSI’s tech to search voter information gained momentum, a new problem emerged.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
One surprise here is that no new bit of punctuation has gained a purchase in English-language writing since about 1600.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
We had gained that knowledge in a series of small steps, each of which had built upon the other—all of which had been tremendously expensive.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
