upper hand
noun
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finally gained the upper hand in the argument
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Firefighters on Sunday began to gain an upper hand on more than 170 wildfires in North and South Carolina that had prompted evacuations, officials said.
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Amy Graff, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article GAINESVILLE — Ailing and unable to gain an upper hand on Vanderbilt, No. 6 Florida turned to a 20-year-old sophomore from Slovenia to scratch out a critical SEC win.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
This history shows that buying territory in the Arctic has been a longstanding practice for geopolitical rivals struggling to gain an upper hand and ensure their own defense.
—James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made By History , TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Firefighters gain upper hand after 80-acre Bonsall fire forces evacuations in California
Editorial: Colorado’s new last-resort insurance company shares a name with California’s.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
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Amy Graff, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article GAINESVILLE — Ailing and unable to gain an upper hand on Vanderbilt, No. 6 Florida turned to a 20-year-old sophomore from Slovenia to scratch out a critical SEC win.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
This history shows that buying territory in the Arctic has been a longstanding practice for geopolitical rivals struggling to gain an upper hand and ensure their own defense.
—James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made By History , TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Firefighters gain upper hand after 80-acre Bonsall fire forces evacuations in California
Editorial: Colorado’s new last-resort insurance company shares a name with California’s.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for upper hand
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“Upper hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper%20hand. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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