gain ground

Example Sentences

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After Wimbledon, though, Draper has only 50 points to defend for the rest of the year, and so will have the chance to gain ground rapidly.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Europe is struggling to gain ground in the battle for AI dominance with the United States and China, which are pumping vast sums into the field and producing the most advanced models underpinning the technology.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Read: Here’s where AMD can gain ground in the AI chip race next year.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

OpenAI is expected to air a Super Bowl ad for the second straight year, escalating its battle for users as rival AI companies gain ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 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