upper hand

Example Sentences

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“Workers had the upper hand in the labor market, but today is more balanced and perhaps more skewed toward employers.”

From MarketWatch

Or maybe it’s not kindness at all but, rather, a way to reassure herself that she will always have the upper hand.

From Los Angeles Times

So far this year, dividend yield has held the upper hand.

From Barron's

Toll Brothers, which is focused on the more expensive end of the real-estate market, has an upper hand because it serves a wealthier customer who is less impacted by affordability pressures, Yearley said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal

But employees grew gloomier as a cooling labor market gave employers the upper hand.

From The Wall Street Journal