to advantage
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In response to questions sent to DHS, Harvilicz and Honey, a DHS spokesperson disputed that they were seeking to use the department’s powers to advantage Trump.
From Salon • May 4, 2026
This novel, winner of the Booker Prize, uses a blunt, clipped style to advantage, exposing Istvan as an exemplar of both toxic masculinity and hinting at what’s required to escape it.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
Wolff said F1 should consider introducing a rule to prevent teams using one car to back up the field to advantage another driver, as both Racing Bulls and Williams did on Sunday.
From BBC • May 25, 2025
And Mr. Rothschild, who rose to chairman in 1976, used it to advantage.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022
Sometimes he made business errors, but even these he turned to advantage in good will if in no other way.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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