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get the upper hand





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“Maybe I need to push myself and buy some outfits that would let me get the upper hand in diplomatic negotiations,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn floated the idea on Monday that Fury might be trying to get the upper hand in potential negotiations with Joshua.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

Their first on-field interaction might have been awkward, and perhaps in the next meeting between their teams, Williams will get the upper hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

Defenders certainly couldn’t get the upper hand on Alt much over the past three seasons.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

Three days later, on a Saturday morning, as we were making breakfast, the camp learned that the firefighters had begun to get the upper hand.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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