have the benefit of
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: to be helped by (something) : to be able to use (something)
Her judgment will be better when she has the benefit of more experience.
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But Truman didn't have the benefit of postwar memoirs or archival research.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
LaMonte Guillory, founder of The Guillory Perspective, didn’t have the benefit of employer support.
—Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Given current tariff rates, U.S.-based suppliers may be more cost-effective and have the benefit of no tariffs.
—Eric Youngstrom, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
And so much of history looks different in hindsight, yet my characters don’t have the benefit of what is going to happen.
—Jane Ciabattari
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
LaMonte Guillory, founder of The Guillory Perspective, didn’t have the benefit of employer support.
—Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Given current tariff rates, U.S.-based suppliers may be more cost-effective and have the benefit of no tariffs.
—Eric Youngstrom, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
And so much of history looks different in hindsight, yet my characters don’t have the benefit of what is going to happen.
—Jane Ciabattari
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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“Have the benefit of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20the%20benefit%20of. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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