cutthroat
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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
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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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