How to Use gain ground in a Sentence
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Micron gained ground earlier in the session, but was trading off its highs for the day.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 July 2026
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Bond yields had been holding steady prior to the announcement, but gained ground shortly after.
—Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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Bond yields were holding steady prior to the announcement, but gained ground shortly after.
—ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
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Markets in Europe gained ground, while Asian markets closed lower.
—ABC News, 24 July 2026
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The logic of committing to a single destination for longer is gaining ground fast.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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To gain ground, Bass needs to go on the attack and convince voters that Raman isn’t fit to lead, Schnur said.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
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Stocks gained ground Friday as oil prices slipped for the first time in a week, but Wall Street is still heading for a losing week.
—ABC News, 24 July 2026
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Crews continued to gain ground Thursday night against the Danny fire burning near the Grapevine.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
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However, firefighters were able to gain ground as temperatures cooled into the evening.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
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Gray + Yellow Gray is gaining ground on white as the neutral base for a contemporary kitchen color scheme.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2026
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Stock market futures gained ground following the report while Treasury yields were negative.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
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But Stevens, a more centrist candidate who was the choice of the party establishment, gained ground on his early lead as more results came in.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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Consider how fleet management companies like Samsara and Geotab have gained ground.
—Thomas Ryd, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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However, the stock should gain ground as regional gaming trends improve over the next few months, according to Deutsche Bank.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
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Why cold water washing is gaining ground Three forces explain why washing clothes in cold water is shifting from an alternative to the norm.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
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Lymphatic facial brushes are gaining ground for daily routines because the fiber flex self-regulates pressure.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
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Airbnb is likely to gain ground soon, and investors should scoop up the stock while its shares are looking particularly cheap, according to KeyBanc.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
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Hybrid infrastructure models that combine cloud scalability with on-premise and edge compute are gaining ground.
—Bruce Kornfeld, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Rihanna does gain ground on one dance roster, though, as multiple hits — some of the biggest in her catalog — return together and another climbs back to its all-time high.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
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Green fragrances are gaining ground as shoppers move away from sweet gourmands and heavy vanilla scents, and tomato leaf fits neatly into that shift toward fresher, more botanical profiles.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
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Democrats need to net a total of four seats to win back control of the chamber this fall, and party officials see the contest in Maine as one of their best opportunities to gain ground.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 25 July 2026
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The midterms are often seen as a referendum on the presidency, and few presidents have seen their parties gain ground in both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
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Chinese competition gains ground Another headwind on the horizon is the challenge from China.
—Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
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However, the reports did not consider the wider gains of the global automotive industry where smart mobility is gaining ground.
—Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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One is the legal stuff that’s going on—all this liability and product-liability and negligence stuff is starting to gain ground very much like the cigarette.
—Victoria Feng, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
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And in tech supply chains, a chip squeeze is hitting Chinese smartphone makers in India, handing Apple and Samsung room to gain ground.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
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As a result, Bitcoin is once again gaining ground, with the token on Monday topping $80,000 for the first time since May.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
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By putting it in front of Binance's wide base of users, Circle is betting its flagship product can gain ground internationally and help build out other parts of the business.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
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Its own domestic chip industry is also gaining ground — though is still a significant distance behind America's.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
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Firefighters are steadily gaining ground on the blaze, now at 10,347 acres, and 40% contained, Friday morning.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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