gainer
Example Sentences
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The idea that hot tech stocks are immune to the pressures of rising interest rates helped make the tech sector the only gainer in the S&P 500 last month.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
The other gainer, communications services, was up only because tech giants Meta and Alphabet, not classified as tech stocks, outweighed losses for almost all the media and telecoms companies in the sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“As we’ve seen throughout the post-pandemic period, healthcare was the big gainer among sectors, responsible for nearly all of the gains,” said Michael Bernick, a former director of the state jobs agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Coincidentally, the third-biggest gainer in the S&P 500 on Thursday was Constellation Brands, which is best known for selling Corona and Modelo in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
A partygoer—one of the paid ones—did a perfect triple gainer off the diving board, the splash leaving a streak across the High Blade’s heavy robe.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
