leg up
Example Sentences
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The government intends to develop a set of guidelines to give British-based businesses a leg up in defence competitions, the BBC has been told.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
It and peers have an automatic leg up on other space players simply because it isn’t easy getting things into orbit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Investors appear to view being the first neocloud to offer Nvidia’s Vera Rubin system represents a leg up.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
But for some market observers, even those who buy into the longer-term promise of the AI narrative, the latest leg up — for the chip sector in particular — is all a bit much.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
Any normal kid would have used his or her knee to pull the leg up and out of the mud, but I had no left knee.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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