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were gains
verb
To acquire possession of what one did not have before.
Exact(60)
Driving the Dow were gains in Merck and Intel.
Only in Washington were gains consistent across most grades.
There were gains and there were, plainly, excesses.
But there were gains in entertainment, health and energy.
Sticking with the midcaps there were gains for all the housebuilders.
And there were gains that suggest progress in the right direction.
Away from transportation, there were gains in new orders for primary metals, computers and electronic products.
Obviously there were gains both ways, but a net gain of 44 votes for George Bush in Miami-Dade County? Miami-Dade County
Also helping were gains from the sale of the majority of its stake in BlackRock, the giant asset manager.
Helping to offset those losses were gains in smaller segments: dry soup, bouillon, broth, refrigerated soup and frozen soup.
It remained essentially unchanged for eighth graders during that period, though there were gains among the lowest-performing students.
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