have the benefit of
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: to be helped by (something) : to be able to use (something)
Her judgment will be better when she has the benefit of more experience.
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Importers who don’t have the benefit of de minimis have to go through customs paperwork and logistics challenges that can increase the price of a package by as much as $20 apiece, which significantly raises costs.
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Alana Semuels, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
The Blue Devils will have the benefit of geography.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
That means shareholders wouldn’t have the benefit of the current law, and investor protections that come with it, when their new claims are considered in Delaware court.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
Smith's lawyers did not have the benefit of such evidence when opposing the then-untested method, Byrne said.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Alana Semuels, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
The Blue Devils will have the benefit of geography.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
That means shareholders wouldn’t have the benefit of the current law, and investor protections that come with it, when their new claims are considered in Delaware court.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
Smith's lawyers did not have the benefit of such evidence when opposing the then-untested method, Byrne said.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Have the benefit of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20the%20benefit%20of. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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