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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Wallace and Murray allowed about half of the English soldiers to cross unimpeded before springing into action, attacking while their forces held the high ground.
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Trump in some ways starts off with the high ground on key issues.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024
His predecessor had started seizing the high ground in the nuclear age with bold ideas for controlling these diabolical weapons, and other presidents would continue, in time leading to arms-control and test-ban treaties, and helping (so far) to avert nuclear holocaust.
—Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
Until recently, one of the truisms of U.S. politics was that parties most often won by seizing the high ground of optimism.
—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
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Trump in some ways starts off with the high ground on key issues.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024
His predecessor had started seizing the high ground in the nuclear age with bold ideas for controlling these diabolical weapons, and other presidents would continue, in time leading to arms-control and test-ban treaties, and helping (so far) to avert nuclear holocaust.
—Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
Until recently, one of the truisms of U.S. politics was that parties most often won by seizing the high ground of optimism.
—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
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