competitive

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Colin Neill from Hospitality Ulster said the UK's higher VAT rate puts Northern Ireland "at a huge competitive disadvantage".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

And even though his home country doesn’t have a long history of producing the world’s pre-eminent chess minds, there has never been a better time to be a competitive chess player from Uzbekistan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The housing market here is extremely competitive, with houses selling for over the asking price.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“From a competitive standpoint, they’re excited to compete against the country’s best,” Thomas said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Early food production was less competitive with hunting-gathering in the Americas than in the Fertile Crescent or China, partly owing to the Americas’ virtual lack of domesticable wild mammals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond