lost ground
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Shares of companies making discretionary consumer goods also lost ground, weighing on the S&P 500, which finished 0.2% lower.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
“Higher U.S. interest rates reduce the appeal of gold relative to U.S. interest-bearing securities—helping explain why gold has lost ground since the start of the war,” Dhar added.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
After the results and the webinar, Strategy lost ground and the stock drifted 0.3% lower in premarket trade.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
When Swinney last led the SNP in the early noughties the party lost ground in elections for Westminster 2001, Holyrood in 2003 and in the European elections in 2004.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
You forgot, Apa says again, stepping in closer, making up for the lost ground.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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