as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
the applicant with actual experience in pharmaceutical sales will definitely have the inside track for the job
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Recent Examples of inside track
That’s why most of us are intrigued to hear about the new consumer-facing devices and developments coming from the tech industry—and no one has a better inside track on that information than the members of Forbes Technology Council.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Penn State and Louisville earned top regional seeds Sunday in the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament and an inside track to the national semifinals.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
Who even at this point has the person with inside track on the jury?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
The Green Wave visit Navy on Saturday, with the winner holding an inside track to reach the AAC championship game.
—Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Penn State and Louisville earned top regional seeds Sunday in the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament and an inside track to the national semifinals.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
Who even at this point has the person with inside track on the jury?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
The Green Wave visit Navy on Saturday, with the winner holding an inside track to reach the AAC championship game.
—Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inside track
Noun
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As industries across manufacturing, energy, and logistics embrace this transformation, the stakes for competitive advantage have never been higher.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Another avenue for lawsuits against non-generative AI use is legal protections for trade secrets; trade secrets, which provide a competitive business advantage, are not known or shared with the public and reflect efforts designed to keep information secret.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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The dogs crowded at the edge of the cliff, barking around a small piñon that grew from a crack in the rocks.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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This is important because the solar wind ricochets around the bubble our solar system sits within, known as the heliosphere; the edges of that bubble represent the barrier between our cosmic neighborhood and the rest of the universe.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article GAINESVILLE — Ailing and unable to gain an upper hand on Vanderbilt, No. 6 Florida turned to a 20-year-old sophomore from Slovenia to scratch out a critical SEC win.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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This history shows that buying territory in the Arctic has been a longstanding practice for geopolitical rivals struggling to gain an upper hand and ensure their own defense.—
James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made by History ,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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