position of strength
noun phrase
: a position that gives an advantage
negotiating from a position of strength
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While Manchester City is in the midst of a squad rebuild this summer, the Premier League champions are improving from a position of strength.
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Bad Company started from a position of strength by signing with Led Zeppelin’s hard-charging manager Peter Grant and became the first band to sign with Zeppelin’s Swan Song label.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 June 2025
In doing all this, Trump can act from a position of strength.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Arming Ukraine to put it in a position of strength
Ukraine remains in dire need of weapons, and the supply from the U.S. is running low.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2025
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Bad Company started from a position of strength by signing with Led Zeppelin’s hard-charging manager Peter Grant and became the first band to sign with Zeppelin’s Swan Song label.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 June 2025
In doing all this, Trump can act from a position of strength.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Arming Ukraine to put it in a position of strength
Ukraine remains in dire need of weapons, and the supply from the U.S. is running low.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for position of strength
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“Position of strength.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/position%20of%20strength. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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