gainer

Example Sentences

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“As we’ve seen throughout the post-pandemic period, healthcare was the big gainer among sectors, responsible for nearly all of the gains,” said Michael Bernick, a former director of the state jobs agency.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The S&P 500’s technology sector was the day’s biggest gainer, adding 1.8%, in what was a mixed day across sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

In the past decade, Stryker has outgrown its peers by 2.5 percentage points a year, so it is a share gainer.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Cloudflare’s growth was double that of Lumen Technologies, the next-biggest gainer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

He did the same lousy old half gainer all day long.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger