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compete

[kuhm-peet] / kəmˈpit /


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His father, John Sr., sent him to Italy for four weeks to compete for Sweden-based Ward Racing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

“It was an honor and a privilege to be here and compete with these guys, and to wear LA across your hat and across your chest,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He dropped out of contention after finding he couldn’t compete with Shirley Temple Black and Pete McCloskey, the eventual winner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It would give Sky access to millions more viewers, while bosses hope it would help both compete with streaming giants such as Netflix.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Afterward, I was once again chosen for the national team and selected to compete on behalf of my country at the World Championships, which would be held in Nanning, China, in October.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Oil competes with AI for space in your portfolio.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

His exit comes as Uber competes for its share of a growing robotaxi market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Like "being shot out of a cannon" is the closest comparison that driver Susanne Callin can come up with for the extreme motorsport she competes in.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The imperative to close all or portions of campuses potentially competes with the concurrent high priority of providing students with safe, up-to-date, fully resourced and inviting education environments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The air was still very cold and a cold night was coming, so that the brew, rising from cold water to a rolling boil, gave the good smell that competes successfully with other good smells.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

In comparison, it is 50 years since a woman even competed in a Formula 1 Grand Prix race.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In the Ice Age, humans competed with cave lions and bears over everything from food to sleeping space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

For South Korea, another gaming heavyweight, Park So-yeon became the first woman to represent their national team when she competed in Nagoya.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The only tournament the golfer known as Lefty has competed in this year was LIV Golf South Africa, where he finished at 7-under par and tied for 48th place, in March.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Her master had been a terror, Sybil told Cora, a tobacco man who competed with the neighboring planters every year over the biggest crop.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Scientists at Lund University have discovered that these competing demands come with a surprising trade-off.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

That is a company projection, and the announcement does not identify the competing systems behind the comparison.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The county faced no opposition to its bid for the point-in-time count and the regional application, but the city submitted competing bids for the database and matching system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Rivals actor Dyer and his daughter, who is currently competing on Strictly Come Dancing, joined the protest in September alongside singer Becky Hill, and Surfers Against Sewage.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

We sprinted through the streets of San Jose in our black sweatshirts, hoods up, hands all sharp like we were competing in the damn summer Olympics.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña


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