gainer
Example Sentences
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The idea that hot tech stocks are immune to the pressures of rising interest rates helped make the tech sector the only gainer in the S&P 500 last month.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
Lumentum’s stock has been a major gainer over the past 12 months, as networking components like transceivers and lasers have proven essential to data-center buildouts — such that they’re now in short supply.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
In an unrelated move, the index’s biggest gainer was German food delivery company Delivery Hero, which rose more than 10% after it disclosed a $11.60 billion takeover offer from Uber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
“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
A partygoer—one of the paid ones—did a perfect triple gainer off the diving board, the splash leaving a streak across the High Blade’s heavy robe.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
