upper hand

Example Sentences

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And the Iranians will come into the talks thinking they have the upper hand.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

But after telling his corner he had hurt his hip, Murphy struggled to defend takedowns like he had before and Evloev gained the upper hand in the closing stages.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

As this battle plays out, some experts say Anthropic would probably have an upper hand in court.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Institutional buyers currently hold the upper hand, using their deep due diligence skills to identify high-quality holdings that can be hidden by broader market volatility, the person added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Lamphere guessed that the information inside his boss's safe held the key to something big, something that might finally give him the upper hand in his years-long hunt for Soviet spies in America.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau