in the driver's seat
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That’s a sign bond yields are now in the driver’s seat.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
I hastened my step to my car, not dawdling for a second to check messages once planted in the driver’s seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its formidable boss, Janno Lieber, who’d cut his teeth rebuilding the World Trade Center site, were now in the driver’s seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Steering the conversation with the right questions keeps us in the driver’s seat and seeing around corners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
I don’t even really know how I came to be sitting in the driver’s seat, why I end up there and not Lacey.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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