whip hand

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Recent Examples of whip hand Microsoft’s whip hand, more than anything, else, comes down to cold hard cash. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023 The failure of the ‘red wave’ to materialize means that an old-fashioned socialist will have the whip hand over health care for the next two years. Joel Zinberg, National Review, 30 Nov. 2022 The media have the whip hand over Democrats, and the results are a horror. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 27 Sep. 2021 Hence, despite Twitter's poison pill and a staggered board, Musk always had the whip hand. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2022 Amazon has been using the cameras to monitor social distancing between workers during the pandemic — just one of the ways in which computers hold the whip hand in this workplace. Sarah O'Connor, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2022 In a chilling report released a few weeks ago about Hollywood’s subordinate relationship to Beijing, PEN America described the forces that have given China the whip hand. Rich Lowry, National Review, 9 Sep. 2020 The president will be held responsible for whatever happens, so House Democrats have the whip hand in any negotiation. Ryan Cooper, TheWeek, 17 Mar. 2020 In fact, from the start the EU saw itself as holding whip hand in the talks, convinced that a failure, while bad for both sides, would be worse for the Brits. Laurence Norman, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whip hand
Noun
  • The Stars finished with a 50-26-6 record, edging out Colorado for second in the division and home ice advantage in this series.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The District 3 race could also play a key role on whether Mahan successfully implements his policy agenda over the next year, as his bloc currently holds a slim voting advantage on the dais that could shift if Quevedo does not win the seat.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Roberts has played several positions across the defensive front but has been primarily an edge defender.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Six female celebs — including pop songstress Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King and Jeff Bezos’s fiancée, author Lauren Sánchez — are slated to blast off Monday morning in a Blue Origin rocket headed for the edge of space.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The increase could be a sign of buyers having an upper hand in the market, said Redfin’s Zhao.
    Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
  • In the process, employers have gained a significant upper hand.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025

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“Whip hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whip%20hand. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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