#gained

The ambiguities of language, both in terms of vocabulary and syntax, are fascinating: how important connotation is, what is lost and what is gained in the linguistic transition. ↗

— Marilyn Hacker

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In creating superdelegates, the Democratic Party recognized the expertise that its top holders of public office have gained by running for office themselves. They are experts at winning. They know the issues. They are in a unique position to evaluate presidential candidates. ↗

— Jim Hunt

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Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained. ↗

— Duke of Wellington

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The way I see things, the way I see life, I see it as a struggle. And there's a great deal of reward I have gained coming to that understanding - that existence is a struggle. ↗

— Harvey Keitel

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Knowledge once gained casts a light beyond its own immediate boundaries. ↗

— John Tyndall

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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure. ↗

— Sophocles

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True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn. ↗

— Philip Massinger

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Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his favor, too. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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The work I did in Vertigo meant nothing if no one cared about the movie. Luckily, Vertigo had a revival and people had begun to recognize there was something special and it gained in reputation. But it just as well could have ended up rotting in film cans somewhere. ↗

— Kim Novak

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I had gained so much confidence through my college achievements that I wanted to tackle the world. ↗

— Donna Rice

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