catbird seat

Example Sentences

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They are in the catbird seat to monetize AI.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

These people and institutions are in the catbird seat of economic policy now.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

It sounds as if Musk is really in this catbird seat.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2025

“I do strongly believe Governor Abbott is in the catbird seat for re-election,” said Ray Sullivan, who was a senior adviser to Republican former Texas Governor Rick Perry.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2021

Now, fresh from a redesign by interiors ace Martin Brudnizki—also behind the reno of New York’s Beekman hotel—the Bloomsbury Hotel is back in the catbird seat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2017