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The phrase "are gaining power" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where individuals, groups, or entities are increasing their influence or control over something.
Example: "In recent years, grassroots movements are gaining power and making significant changes in local policies."
Alternatives: "are increasing their influence" or "are becoming more powerful."
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are gaining power
verb
To acquire possession of what one did not have before.
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If jihadists are gaining power, it is not the fault of the West or Israel.
Such inclusion — or, from another perspective, infiltration — is what the Scandinavian right wing opposes, and political parties ruled by that refusal are gaining power.
But as the economic crisis grows, experts say that organized crime groups are gaining power, providing financing when banks are loath to do so.
That scenario still happens, of course, but sexual harassment may be even more prevalent, she said, where women are "gaining power in the workplace, and it becomes a way of trying to reëstablish who's actually in charge".
We women are gaining power in many ways, but still, in the realm of the real power and money tables (corporate boards, CEOs and senior management, cabinet ministers and entrepreneurs of high-impact businesses), we disrupt the economic order less than we could.
"Earn your own living — join the WAACs or WAVEs and fight for your country!" At the end of 1943, Wonder Woman reports to Hippolyte, "Women are gaining power in the man's world!" Hippolyte shows Wonder Woman what lies ahead: Etta Candy will be awarded an honorary degree and become Professor of Public Health at Wonder Woman College, and Diana Prince will be President of the United States.
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The supply chain is gaining power.
All he was bothered about was gaining power.
The goal, like that of any political organization, is gaining power.
But the Internet was gaining power, allowing Jones to reach his audience directly.
Fundamentalists have been gaining power throughout western Pakistan in recent years.
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