at an advantage
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: in a better position to succeed
The union should be at an advantage in the negotiations.
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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.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Historical trends would also suggest Democrats are at an advantage, as a Republican is in the White House.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
This puts First Solar and Nextracker at an advantage due to their domestic manufacturing footprints, the UBS analysts said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
As a slow drip of oxygen filtered into the atmosphere and sea, any life-form that could handle an occasional brush with the new, poisonous gas—or even use it to its energetic benefit—may have been at an advantage.
—Jake Buehler, Wired News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Historical trends would also suggest Democrats are at an advantage, as a Republican is in the White House.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
This puts First Solar and Nextracker at an advantage due to their domestic manufacturing footprints, the UBS analysts said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
As a slow drip of oxygen filtered into the atmosphere and sea, any life-form that could handle an occasional brush with the new, poisonous gas—or even use it to its energetic benefit—may have been at an advantage.
—Jake Buehler, Wired News, 31 Aug. 2025
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“At an advantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20an%20advantage. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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