advantage
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Example Sentences
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Chinese firms have long dominated the sector in Zambia and control major stakes in key mines and smelters, cementing Beijing's early-mover advantage.
From Barron's
Edouard was then denied by the flag minutes later, before Said doubled Lens' advantage seven minutes before the break when he capped off a fine team move with a flashing finish into the top corner.
From Barron's
"I was given the opportunity and I came out and took advantage of it."
From Barron's
At heart it has been an exercise in what economists call "comparative advantage" and "agglomeration" - a collection of things.
From BBC
In 1887 German-American inventor Emile Berliner invented the flat shellac disk, quickly saw its advantage for mass production, and patented a device to play them, the gramophone, that same year.
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