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up·per hand
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Princeton's WordNet
upper hand, whip handnoun
position of advantage and control
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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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of upper hand in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of upper hand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of upper hand in a Sentence
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.
The weather is starting to cooperate, so it's letting firefighters get the upper hand on the fires.
It seems that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has gained the upper hand in terms of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro control over the key institutions in the country, including the military, which is most key. So, in the near term it seems unlikely that anything from that aspect is going to happen.
President Biden has claimed the upper hand … and tomorrow Putin will have to reply to what happened today.
But it seems to be the rebel side that is more concerned about the trajectory at this moment, while the regime camp enjoys momentum, the regime itself never showed much openness for compromise even in its most vulnerable moments, so we can expect its current sense of momentum to further reinforce maximalism as Damascus pushes for a decisive military upper hand.
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