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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
gain .
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Examples
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It is not of so much importance how soon the concept shall finally be gained as _that it is gained_.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910
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They gained, _gained_, gained, until their stern was opposite Harry's oar-blade.
Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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The term gained notoriety in the 1960s during the Pan-Arabism era as part of an effort exploit ethnic divisions to unite Arabs against non-Arabs--namely Iranians and Israelis.
Jamal Abdi: The US Navy's Dangerous Name Game in the Persian Gulf Jamal Abdi 2010
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The term gained notoriety in the 1960s during the Pan-Arabism era as part of an effort exploit ethnic divisions to unite Arabs against non-Arabs--namely Iranians and Israelis.
Jamal Abdi: The US Navy's Dangerous Name Game in the Persian Gulf Jamal Abdi 2010
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The term gained notoriety in the 1960s during the Pan-Arabism era as part of an effort exploit ethnic divisions to unite Arabs against non-Arabs--namely Iranians and Israelis.
Jamal Abdi: The US Navy's Dangerous Name Game in the Persian Gulf Jamal Abdi 2010
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The term gained notoriety in the 1960s during the Pan-Arabism era as part of an effort exploit ethnic divisions to unite Arabs against non-Arabs--namely Iranians and Israelis.
Jamal Abdi: The US Navy's Dangerous Name Game in the Persian Gulf Jamal Abdi 2010
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The term gained notoriety in the 1960s during the Pan-Arabism era as part of an effort exploit ethnic divisions to unite Arabs against non-Arabs--namely Iranians and Israelis.
Jamal Abdi: The US Navy's Dangerous Name Game in the Persian Gulf Jamal Abdi 2010
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The term gained notoriety in the 1960s during the Pan-Arabism era as part of an effort exploit ethnic divisions to unite Arabs against non-Arabs--namely Iranians and Israelis.
Jamal Abdi: The US Navy's Dangerous Name Game in the Persian Gulf Jamal Abdi 2010
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The term gained notoriety in the 1960s during the Pan-Arabism era as part of an effort exploit ethnic divisions to unite Arabs against non-Arabs--namely Iranians and Israelis.
Jamal Abdi: The US Navy's Dangerous Name Game in the Persian Gulf Jamal Abdi 2010
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The term gained notoriety in the 1960s during the Pan-Arabism era as part of an effort exploit ethnic divisions to unite Arabs against non-Arabs--namely Iranians and Israelis.
Jamal Abdi: The US Navy's Dangerous Name Game in the Persian Gulf Jamal Abdi 2010
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