compete
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Zydus likely can afford to compete aggressively on price to establish market share in this business, while UltraGreen remains disproportionately exposed to any erosion in average selling prices and volumes, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Most viewers of athletics are used to watching athletes compete while wearing national kit at the Olympics and World Championships.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Canada and the EU are looking to intertwine research institutions to create a network of scientific output to compete with the U.S. university system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Over the past week, the Dodgers have taken advantage of a soft September schedule as they compete for playoff seeding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
But Tomas argued that I should make the Tkatchev part of my uneven bar routine for the upcoming CoverGirl Classic so I could compete with it at least once before Nationals.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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Streatfeild’s spring activity is track and field, where she competes in the 100-meter dash, long jump and both relays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
And its Los Angeles location should prove particularly convenient as Frech swaps the track for the ballroom and competes for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy along side his pro partner, Daniella Karagach.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
At Tsinghua, Yang studied under Tang Jie, a prolific professor who would go on to start Z.AI, a top Chinese lab that competes with Moonshot today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Advice from physicians and public health agencies now competes with influencers and content creators, nearly two-thirds of whom have no listed health credentials.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
At night, every living thing competes for a chance to be heard.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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As told by Channel4, the encounter led to tensions between the contestants and they "find themselves in direct conflict" as they competed for resources.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Benson competed in the 100, 200, 400, 800, 1,600, long jump, shotput … and earned his award — a baton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Lynch and Markey have history; they served together in the House and competed in the 2013 special election that sent Markey to the Senate.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
But much of this value will be competed away, flowing to customers in the form of lower prices, better products, and faster, more personalized services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
At a secret training base in a forest near Moscow, twenty young pilots competed for the honor of being strapped to the top of a rocket.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Private-sector capital needs are competing with the government’s own need for funds at longer maturities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
We talk about “letting the ingredient shine,” as though the carrot is competing for a prestigious academic scholarship.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Emmy Awards take place in Los Angeles on Monday, with The Pitt, Hacks and Beef among the shows competing for trophies.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
“This could drive AI to seek external power and pose risks of competing with humanity for control.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Two overlapping but competing answers come to mind.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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