inside track
noun
: an advantageous competitive position
the owner's son has the inside track for the job
Examples of inside track in a Sentence
the applicant with actual experience in pharmaceutical sales will definitely have the inside track for the job
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There are three young position players — Pete Crow-Armstrong, Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya — who are certain to be on the Opening Day roster, plus Matt Shaw, who has an inside track.
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The Athletic Mlb Staff, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Big business has an inside track in the second Trump presidency, and those with a stake in those businesses have reason to rejoice.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
And Goldberg had an inside track to the scrubs business: his wife is a doctor.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The difference is the unique arena of college recruitment, where the best programs have an inside track to secure commitments from the nation’s best prospects each year.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
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The Athletic Mlb Staff, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Big business has an inside track in the second Trump presidency, and those with a stake in those businesses have reason to rejoice.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
And Goldberg had an inside track to the scrubs business: his wife is a doctor.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The difference is the unique arena of college recruitment, where the best programs have an inside track to secure commitments from the nation’s best prospects each year.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Inside track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inside%20track. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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