get the upper hand
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“Maybe I need to push myself and buy some outfits that would let me get the upper hand in diplomatic negotiations,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
The first round saw Khizriev get the upper hand with the grappling, ducking under a Loughnane spinning back kick and controlling the action on the ground for the remainder of the round.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
The fight was even through the first two rounds, but Blachowicz began to get the upper hand in the third with his kicks that weakened Ankalaev.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2022
What was it about the '90s that they started to get the upper hand?
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2022
Then the firemen began to get the upper hand.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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