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cutthroat

[kuht-throht] / ˈkʌtˌθroʊt /


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At the same time, Yeti is seeing sales growth outside the cutthroat drinkware category.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Tessellations set out to offer an alternative to the cutthroat competition rampant in many schools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Ever since the launch of ChatGPT, top artificial-intelligence labs have been embroiled in a cutthroat competition to one-up each other with powerful new features.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

They reflect a cutthroat competition occurring between weight-loss drugmakers in the US, as they look to capitalise on a potential sales bonanza in the country, where the obesity rate among adults is roughly 40%.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

On top of that, I gotta be just as cutthroat, and I better not show weakness.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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