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competitive

[kuhm-pet-i-tiv] / kəmˈpɛt ɪ tɪv /


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Hard times in the agricultural sector, especially for crop farmers, have produced competitive Senate races throughout the Midwest, including Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Schiff said the new data further demonstrate “the urgent need to act and pass a federal film tax proposal to stop the exodus of production to other countries offering more competitive incentives.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The paper says the move was an "attempt to challenge Tesco" and would have been a "fresh test of regulators' appetite for consolidation in the fiercely competitive supermarket industry".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

In diligent, exhausted Japan, self-described elite "competitive sleepers" vied to lie down, relax and nap the fastest and deepest in a contest organised by a mattress company.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Though he’d only been gone from the United States two months, Bobby had taken from his competitive experiences more than just bragging rights.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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