Bulge
Bulge noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Usage example: somehow she got the bulge on him in the race for the statehouse
Pull
Pull noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Usage example: a political candidate with all of the pull that comes with a vast fortune and famous surname
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