upper hand

Example Sentences

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Tech companies are competing to secure supplies, giving memory manufacturers the upper hand on pricing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Police eventually cleared the show, but Dead City had the upper hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

And the Iranians will come into the talks thinking they have the upper hand.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

And now, experts broadly agree that when it comes to so-called AI "brains", the US has the upper hand.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Looking at the small firefights and numbers of enemy killed, de la O figured the United States had the upper hand.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge