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well-placed

British  

adjective

  1. having an advantageous position

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The two new products for AI agents mean the company is well-placed “to capture the growing addressable market in securing AI agents,” the analyst writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. managed to hit an inside-the-park homer Saturday on a well-placed grounder that traveled just 17 feet in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Richard Wyn Jones, director of the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University, thinks ap Iorwerth's confidence on the question of internal pushback is well-placed.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Players were told last month that funding was in place until 2032 but well-placed figures in European golf have told BBC Sport they believe PIF is withdrawing its financial support.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

With well-placed charges of black gunpowder, he shatters rock.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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