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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 robust quarterly performance leaves the group well-placed for the end of the year, analyst Cedric Rossi at Stifel wrote following the update.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

And the “SVU” star balanced her sincerity and well-placed zingers to set the tone for the evening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Shares of Super Micro’s server rival Dell jumped 3.8% in Monday’s trading and could be well-placed to capitalize on the chip-smuggling scandal.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Take a moment in November, when we reported via well-placed sources that Sir Keir would fight any attempt to depose him.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

“I believe he used a network of well-placed wizards, both inside the Ministry and out, to collect information —” “But Travers and Mulciber we have,” said Mr. Crouch.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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