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  1. upper hand, whip handnoun

    position of advantage and control

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  1. upper hand

    Upper hand refers to a position of advantage, control or dominance in a particular situation. It could be used in various contexts such as negotiations, competition, or conflicts, where one party or individual has more power or influence than the other.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of upper hand in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of upper hand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of upper hand in a Sentence

  1. Margaret Harris:

    This will further stigmatise anyone with symptoms of Ebola and is likely to drive infections underground just at a time when we're getting the upper hand.

  2. Alexander Gabuev:

    The economic situation in Russia is deteriorating, and that gives China an upper hand in the relationship, ties between Moscow and Beijing have been asymmetric before Russia was a needier partner, but now this is an asymmetry on steroids where China has the commanding position, and definitely will be not shy to use it going forward.

  3. Deborah Srb:

    It is definitely a buyer's market and they have the upper hand.

  4. Elizabeth Whelan:

    We need the White House to take charge and get the upper hand with the likes of the Kremlin, as far as I can tell, there is no creative strategy to get Paul Whelan home.

  5. Seema Shah:

    The Chinese government believes that President Trump is desperate for a deal before the end of the year, when the race for the presidential election will really heat up, trump's latest comments are a ploy to regain the upper hand in these negotiations.


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