gain ground

Example Sentences

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Sánchez is expected to gain ground as ballots from rural areas are tallied.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

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

Netflix continued to gain ground, rising 1% to $97.24.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Arch-rival Anthropic, founded by former OpenAI employees, continues to gain ground and grab headlines for its well-regarded Claude AI models.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 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