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net

[net] / nɛt /






VERB
gain after expenses
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President Emmanuel Macron is ever eager to point to the industry's credentials as a low carbon-emitter, potentially helping the EU towards its net zero goals.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A significant portion of that month’s net job reductions came from striking health care workers, whose work stoppages meant their employers could not include those jobs in the BLS’ surveys.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Blue Owl Capital shares finished Thursday around $10.90 a share, a discount of more than 25% to its year-end net asset value of $14.81 a share.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Friday’s labor report for March showed a healthy gain of 178,000 net new jobs, a welcome contrast to February’s 133,000 decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

As I stood there holding onto my net and watching that monkey throw a tantrum, I figured out what it was that he was trying to tell me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls