gain ground

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gain ground

to make progress; to advance; to become more important or popular. Our new product is gaining ground against that of our competitor. Since the government announced its new policies, the opposition has been gaining ground.

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We scarcely seemed to gain ground upon them at all. Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context "Undoubtedly," said Villefort, moderating the tones of his voice, "a marriage once concerted and then broken off, throws a sort of discredit on a young lady; then again, the old reports, which I was so anxious to put an end to, will instantly gain ground. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context			fur fur piece furnish for further furtive glance fury fuse fuse with fuss fuss about fuss and feathers fuss at fuss over fuss with future futz futz around Futz up gab gad around gag on gain gain by doing gain dominion over gain from gain ground gain ground on gain in gain on gales of laughter gallivant around gallop gallop through gallows humour galumph around galvanize into action gamble gamble away gamble on game game is up game that two can play gamekeeper gander gang gang up gang up on gangbuster gap gape at garb in			gain by labor gain by service gain by wrongful methods Gain Cell Headphone Amplifier Gain Contingencies Gain Contingency gain control gain control over gain controls gain controls gain controls gain controls gain controls gain derived from capital gain derived from labor gain dominion over Gain Education and Resources Gain Electrons Reduction gain entry Gain Equalization Filters Gain Equalizer GAIN Extension Language Gain Flatness Peaking High Gain Flattened Amplifier Gain Flattening Filter gain for oneself gain from Gain From Operations gain ground gain ground on Gain Ground SX Gain Ground SX Gain Ground SX (SuperCD) Gain Ground SX (SuperCD) Gain Hit gain in gain in worth gain insight gain insight into gain knowledge gain liberty gain margin Gain Margin and Phase Margin gain more time Gain Moyen Quotidien Gain of function Gain of function Gain of function Gain of function Gain Offset gain on gain on gain one’s end Gain Output Ratio gain over Gain Over Temperature gain possession Gain Quotidien Moyen gain ratio

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