compete
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“Our long-term commitment is to build on that foundation, compete at the highest level, and serve this extraordinary team, its fans, and the city of Los Angeles.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
TikTok does not allow political ads so videos have to compete for views.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Makhachev moved up in weight last year after a record-breaking fourth lightweight title defence and says he wants to compete more often as he enters the latter stages of his career.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He came in second on Tuesday, with 25%, and will compete against Ms. Graham in a runoff on Aug. 25.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
But once Celibidache and the rest of the committee saw her in the flesh, all those long-held prejudices began to compete with the winning first impression they had of her performance.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Dow Jones competes with Thomson Reuters in financial news and information services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Claude competes with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, and customers pay based on the amount of work performed, measured in units called tokens.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
In our conversation, he outlines his "Patchwork" concept, in which traditional nation-states are replaced with a global network of sovereign mini-countries owned by shareholders and competing for citizens like a business competes for customers.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He says the move shows Shopify wants to reinvest in the partner channel, “particularly as the company pushes further upmarket and competes for more complex merchant implementations across Plus, POS, and B2B use cases.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Justice encouraged Will to join the Boy Scouts, and when he was invited to join his school’s Academic Team, which competes in quiz bowls, she insisted that he try it.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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Early in the pandemic, as mortgage rates plunged, lenders competed for business by easing underwriting standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“That’s kind of unusual for me, especially with my command, but I thought I competed well and gave our team a chance to win.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Swimmer Faye Rogers impressively brought her success at the Paralympics back to Glasgow with gold in the pool - and then competed in the non-para event as well.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
“I was in New York for the Tonys, and some of the people in ‘Jellicle Ball,’ ... had competed on ‘Dance Crew.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Langley’s “Skychicks” competed against a team fielded by the power company, the Kilowatt Cuties; over time, the black employees joined teams as well.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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After last season, Chambliss was projected as a second- or third-round pick who could already dream of competing for a professional contract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Weingart also sees maintaining healthy soil, with limited weed growth competing for water, as an important way of helping vines cope with extreme heat and drought.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The moment sparked jubilation among Bangladesh players and staff as they celebrated arguably their greatest victory in 26 years of competing in Test cricket.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Schalk said competing in Switzerland near the Swiss Alps was special.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
I had been competing from the moment I had entered the mission school.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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