upper hand

Example Sentences

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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

“With sentiment recovering and investors increasingly emboldened by the success of the buy-the-dip approach, bulls clearly have the upper hand into year end,” he wrote.

From Barron's

But this fall, Russian forces have gained the upper hand in the tactical drone contest for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal