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compete

[kuhm-peet] / kəmˈpit /


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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

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

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

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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