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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With recent polling indicating Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party making gains on Gantz's National Unity Party, Salem said Gantz, a former army general and defense minister in the last government, had faced pressure from his own side to act.
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Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 17 June 2024
The result would be Russian gains on the battlefield, not peace.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
But only recently have astronomers like me started thinking about potential conflicts between the desire to expand knowledge of the universe on one side and geopolitical rivalries and commercial gain on the other and how to balance those interests.
—Martin Elvis, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
Ukrainian military officials acknowledge that for the moment at least, Russia has battlefield momentum on its side, making new territorial seizures in Ukraine’s northeast and notching steady incremental gains on the eastern front lines.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 17 June 2024
The result would be Russian gains on the battlefield, not peace.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
But only recently have astronomers like me started thinking about potential conflicts between the desire to expand knowledge of the universe on one side and geopolitical rivalries and commercial gain on the other and how to balance those interests.
—Martin Elvis, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
Ukrainian military officials acknowledge that for the moment at least, Russia has battlefield momentum on its side, making new territorial seizures in Ukraine’s northeast and notching steady incremental gains on the eastern front lines.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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“Gain on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gain%20on. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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