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net

[net] / nɛt /






VERB
gain after expenses
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But as the season has gone on, fewer of Villa's shots from range have found the net like they did before, while Sunderland's Dutch keeper has had a more difficult time.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

That compared with a net gain of 185,000 in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Economists expect a net 55,000 jobs were created, down from 178,000 in March.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Japanese auto giant Toyota forecast Friday a 22-percent fall in net profit in the year to next March, as it struggles with the effects of US tariffs and the Middle East war.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Behind the caps was a big piece of driftwood, and under the driftwood was a torn piece of fishing net.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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