as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
finally gained the upper hand in the argument
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Those who control the requisite resources and maintain healthy supply lines will have an upper hand.
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Colin Demarest, Axios, 10 July 2024
Suspicious that studio executives were leaking information to get an upper hand, the Writers Guild of America told members not to believe press reports but, rather, to get their information from the union.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
But in this regard, Lopez may still be hoping to maintain an upper hand.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
For games with winning chances of 50 percent or worse, there is no betting strategy that secures an upper hand in a finite world.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
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Colin Demarest, Axios, 10 July 2024
Suspicious that studio executives were leaking information to get an upper hand, the Writers Guild of America told members not to believe press reports but, rather, to get their information from the union.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
But in this regard, Lopez may still be hoping to maintain an upper hand.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
For games with winning chances of 50 percent or worse, there is no betting strategy that secures an upper hand in a finite world.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
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