cutthroat
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The moves will likely increase applications, potentially making admissions more cutthroat, college counselors say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Seleção played free-flowing, artistic soccer, turning the game into a beauty contest as much as a cutthroat competition en route to lifting the trophy a record five times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
But when the inevitably cutthroat social dynamics of in-groups and out-groups lead the other players to turn on comedian Ron Funches, not even the ice-blooded Rausch can live with himself.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
The fashion industry, with its cutthroat and trend-cycling nature, is as daunting as ever to enter.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
“In a competitive but not cutthroat or bloodthirsty way, of course.”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
Ash wiped out at least one stream’s cutthroats.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
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
Because their numbers are not replenished from hatcheries, only catch-and-release fishing, using barbless hooks, is allowed when fishing for seagoing cutthroats.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2017
The boy learned to bait fish with grasshoppers, catch cutthroats and ride a “terrible” horse named Pinkie, who dumped him on the ground.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2015
The fish were only seven or eight inches long, and when Joe was young they were all beautiful native cutthroats.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
