at an advantage
idiom
: in a better position to succeed
The union should be at an advantage in the negotiations.
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Some, like the National Basketball Association, are at an advantage.
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Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Some, like the National Basketball Association, are at an advantage.
—Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
This could put the ‘works’ teams, which produce their own engines rather than buying them from others, at an advantage.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
These firms and Trump have the same argument: Having to comply with dozens or hundreds of state regulations would be onerous, slowing the pace of AI development and putting China at an advantage.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Some, like the National Basketball Association, are at an advantage.
—Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
This could put the ‘works’ teams, which produce their own engines rather than buying them from others, at an advantage.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
These firms and Trump have the same argument: Having to comply with dozens or hundreds of state regulations would be onerous, slowing the pace of AI development and putting China at an advantage.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at an advantage
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