upper hand

Example Sentences

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And, it keeps barriers up to give corporations the upper hand in the industry.

From Salon

“As soon as they think they have the upper hand, they’ll tell us to go away.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Both OpenAI and Anthropic have been bleeding money, losing billions of dollars annually as they race for the upper hand in the fast-growing artificial-intelligence field.

From MarketWatch

That gave existing exporters the upper hand: Exporters know that U.S. importers can’t easily find alternative suppliers, “so they face less competitive pressure to cut prices.”

From Los Angeles Times

Still, it made the action utterly compelling and, as usual, Australia ended with the upper hand.

From BBC