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as in profit
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received the company posted a substantial fourth-quarter gain, signaling an end to their money-losing ventures

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Recent Examples of gain
Verb
That the students in those schools gained focus and confidence, learning to problem-solve in and out of class. Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025 The question confronting Wear and his organization is whether gentleness has any prospect of gaining traction in a moment in which the attention economy rewards outrage. Michael Luo, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
Get Enough Sleep Lack of sleep is linked to weight gain and a higher BMI, possibly from late-night eating or increased snacking. Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 29 Sep. 2025 Instead, the Giants called a pass, and Dart calmly went through his progressions and found tight end Theo Johnson open over the middle for a 10-yard gain. Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gain
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  • Days after a gunman drove a truck into a Grand Blanc Township church and opened fire on worshippers, killing four people and wounding eight, hundreds gathered in Flint for a community safety briefing focused on crisis response and prevention in houses of worship.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • Loren insists that less prominent creators looking to earn more money by blurring the line between professional and personal could ultimately put them at risk, marking a stark warning for parents who may have children considering the side hustle.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The senior ended up with more than 50% of the vote, or 713 total, to earn the title of The Tennessean Student of the Week.
    Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Authorities said during an evening briefing that two additional bodies were recovered at the church, adding to an earlier death toll of two.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
  • By the first light of the next morning, search teams and an air ambulance went back to the command post and were able to recover the body of the victim, a 54-year-old man from Tennessee.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • In 2024, that number increased just slightly—by less than 1%—compared to the year before.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Johnson’s detractors accuse him of championing Bukele despite his increasing abuses of power.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • Smart nutrition management all through the season always works better than trying to achieve stunning results with last minute fertilizer fixes.
    Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The 22-game run lasted from January 16, 1897, to September 18 later that year and helped the Birmingham club do the double of league title and FA Cup in the spring — something that wouldn’t be achieved again until Tottenham Hotspur replicated it in 1960-61.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, Pittsburgh’s defense rested on the idea that the taxes equal out when considering the school-district tax—a point, as explained above, that failed to persuade the judges who have presided over this litigation.
    Robert Raiola, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Following two successful seasons at Ole Miss, Lane weighed the possibility of taking another head coaching job, but Landry persuaded him to stay.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Page’s wealth received a boost after a major antitrust case in 2024, when the Department of Justice asked Google to sell its Chrome browser to curb market dominance.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The rind can also be blended into smoothies for an extra nutrient boost.
    Lauren Manaker MS, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Gas prices could remain elevated depending on the extent of the damage, the speed of production recovery, the timing of imports and traders’ confidence in turning a profit on additional supplies.
    Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Policing Lab donated the vehicle, and the sheriff’s office used no taxpayer dollars to acquire it, said Edward Prokop, a strategic site liaison with the non-profit.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Gain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gain. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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