Gain

I can't figure out what they hope to gain from independence

Tim Miller: "If you are mad about the other faction of the Democratic Party...trying to gain a little bit more power for your faction between now and 2028, I think that is a total waste of time and it shows a horrific…

I could also be a 3 letter country starting with U and ending with A. It certainly is one of the three as they are the only ones to gain from it, but Iran's denial means it was likely one of the other two.

"using your body as material for your costume to gain your invulnerability" but dyes are added in so when you get attacked enough in one spot the materials fade to muted colors

If the Republicans gain seats on net from a new map relative to the old maps, even if they lose some seats that they had wanted to win, it wasn't a dummymander. The maps worked at least partially as intended: more seats.