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a key endorsement that would give the struggling candidate a real leg up right now
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Given these conditions, networking is still the skill to give job seekers a leg up.
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Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
In particular, bond yields have scaled higher, with some interpreting the move as anticipating another leg up for inflation while others see it as traders pricing in stronger growth.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
Scheifele boasts the fifth-highest point total among Canadian skaters, which may give him a leg up over others on the bubble when the difficult decisions get made.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Deep integrations into cloud detection and configuration management services give them a leg up against the sea of legacy MSPs in financial services, many of which are using the same languages and approaches from the early part of this century.
—Sean McElroy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
In particular, bond yields have scaled higher, with some interpreting the move as anticipating another leg up for inflation while others see it as traders pricing in stronger growth.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
Scheifele boasts the fifth-highest point total among Canadian skaters, which may give him a leg up over others on the bubble when the difficult decisions get made.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Deep integrations into cloud detection and configuration management services give them a leg up against the sea of legacy MSPs in financial services, many of which are using the same languages and approaches from the early part of this century.
—Sean McElroy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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