gain ground

Example Sentences

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Futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.1% as the index looked to gain ground for an eighth consecutive session.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

After Wimbledon, though, Draper has only 50 points to defend for the rest of the year, and so will have the chance to gain ground rapidly.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Some analysts argue that Nawrocki and his party do not want the ruling coalition to gain ground there.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

While the company has struggled to gain ground in the market for AI accelerators, its central processing units for servers are seemingly in demand as AI systems become more complex.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

But she always claimed she had done whatever it was she'd done to gain ground for us all.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez