the high ground
noun
: a position in which one has an advantage over others
They claim to have the (intellectual) high ground in this debate.
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Until recently, one of the truisms of U.S. politics was that parties most often won by seizing the high ground of optimism.
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David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
The greatest hit, though, is an awesome sequence where marauders in parachutes and on gliders have the high ground in an all-out attack on Jack and Furiosa's War Rig.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
Even in summer, the high ground temperature rarely goes above 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and growing anything other than grass and tenacious root vegetables is nigh impossible; but the lamb and mutton here can lay claim to being the tastiest in the world.
—Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
Aquarius January 20 – February 18 Work currently has the high ground against fun, unfortunately.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2024
Still, retaining the high ground is relatively less important than the economic benefits of staying in the agreement.
—Henry Rome, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2019
The bulls of the AI world—and its current kingmakers—still hold the high ground.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
Groups of chimpanzees in the forests of Ivory Coast’s Taï National Park also seek out the high ground as an advantageous position to gather intelligence about rival groups.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
Once again, the Moon is the high ground in a geopolitical competition.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
The greatest hit, though, is an awesome sequence where marauders in parachutes and on gliders have the high ground in an all-out attack on Jack and Furiosa's War Rig.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
Even in summer, the high ground temperature rarely goes above 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and growing anything other than grass and tenacious root vegetables is nigh impossible; but the lamb and mutton here can lay claim to being the tastiest in the world.
—Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
Aquarius January 20 – February 18 Work currently has the high ground against fun, unfortunately.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2024
Still, retaining the high ground is relatively less important than the economic benefits of staying in the agreement.
—Henry Rome, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2019
The bulls of the AI world—and its current kingmakers—still hold the high ground.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
Groups of chimpanzees in the forests of Ivory Coast’s Taï National Park also seek out the high ground as an advantageous position to gather intelligence about rival groups.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
Once again, the Moon is the high ground in a geopolitical competition.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
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