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competitive

[kuhm-pet-i-tiv] / kəmˈpɛt ɪ tɪv /


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“Safety and security is frankly enhanced with open-source,” he said in a recent conversation with the head of the Special Competitive Studies Project think tank that was posted online.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Competitive pressures could also push funds toward higher leverage or riskier lending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Funding for the research was provided through a Competitive State Wildlife Grant awarded to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Competitive parity is a real strength, the number of potential winners at any tournament is greater than in most sports.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

Competitive rowing is an undertaking of extraordinary beauty preceded by brutal punishment.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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