gain on
phrasal verb
gained on; gaining on; gains on
: to come nearer to (someone or something that is ahead in a race or competition)
She was still leading at the halfway point, but the other runners were gaining on her.
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In addition to its gains on the Official Albums chart, the title also moves up on the Official Albums Streaming ranking.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The company continues to face challenges from the interest rate environment, which affects its loan origination volumes and gain on sale margins.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2025
Zalatoris gained on the hole eventually, but his approach into the green ricochetted into the greenside bunker.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
But even as growth slows, Dallas-Fort Worth, the nation’s fourth largest metro, is gaining on Chicago, the third largest metro, with a population of 9.4 million.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The company continues to face challenges from the interest rate environment, which affects its loan origination volumes and gain on sale margins.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2025
Zalatoris gained on the hole eventually, but his approach into the green ricochetted into the greenside bunker.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
But even as growth slows, Dallas-Fort Worth, the nation’s fourth largest metro, is gaining on Chicago, the third largest metro, with a population of 9.4 million.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Gain on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gain%20on. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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