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cutthroat

[kuht-throht] / ˈkʌtˌθroʊt /


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But instead of the traditional cutthroat audition setting, where every actor silently sizes up the competition, the Brook Arts Center fosters a warm environment.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

A third novel, published in 1984, First Among Equals, about a cutthroat competition to become Prime Minister, cemented Archer's position as one of Britain's best-selling and highest earning authors.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

But in a cutthroat AI ecosystem, no agent or application can afford to get too comfortable.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

He had survived bandito ambushes and cutthroat plots, shipwrecks and crash-landings and high-sea duels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

It's a difficult life, tying to live on your own, away from your family and community, in a city known for being cutthroat.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Screenwriter Tony Gilroy, making his directorial debut, wisely subverts the native charisma of star George Clooney, whose portrayal of a man coming undone among Manhattan cutthroats stands as the finest of his career.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2018

They look similar to inland cutthroats, with the classic red gill slashes that give them their name, but their backs are a pretty silver rather than olive green.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2017

The Park Service and Game and Fish are both committed to preserving native species such as cutthroats, Burckhardt said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2016

Battleground was planted with 1,813 trout on May 22; Goose got 1,500 half-pound trout, 417 cutthroats averaging 1.5 pounds, and 2,700 rainbows averaging two-thirds of a pound apiece.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2013

Heralds cried his name and deeds for all to hear, and the noble knights and highborn ladies cheered as lustily as cutthroats at a cockfight.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin


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