compete
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Some businesses are given permits for free to help them compete with foreign firms that do not pay carbon costs.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Renting out computing capacity has proven more lucrative in the short term than selling the company’s Grok AI models, which compete with other tools for users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But when you compete at this level, you can’t play scared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Netflix inked licensing deals in July with multiple media publishers for short-form video content as it seeks to compete with TikTok and YouTube.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Epiphany had never before won even the local championship, and there they were, up on stage, ready to compete for the state trophy.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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In our conversation, he outlines his "Patchwork" concept, in which traditional nation-states are replaced with a global network of sovereign mini-countries owned by shareholders and competing for citizens like a business competes for customers.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He says the move shows Shopify wants to reinvest in the partner channel, “particularly as the company pushes further upmarket and competes for more complex merchant implementations across Plus, POS, and B2B use cases.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“As Commissioner, you have an obligation to ensure that every player competes in a safe and professional environment, both on and off the court, free from violence, discrimination, or retaliation,” the lawmakers wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
That leaves ranchers with fewer buyers, weaker bargaining power and less reliable access to processing capacity — especially as more imported beef competes for space in the same supply chain.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The air was still very cold and a cold night was coming, so that the brew, rising from cold water to a rolling boil, gave the good smell that competes successfully with other good smells.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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When reception was good, they watched weekend shows in which K-pop idols competed, all colourful hair and slick moves.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
At least five bidders competed for the trophy in a bidding war that lasted 10 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
She competed with other researchers for access to scarce tissue samples from human tumors and led a team analyzing them for clues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Storey started her career as a swimmer and competed at four Games before switching to cycling, winning a total of 30 Paralympic medals across nine Games, including four golds at London 2012.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Cal very naturally competed for attention and affection in the only way he knew—by trying to imitate Aron.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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That’s just a sliver of the $655 million total pot for the competing national teams, depending on performance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Blood contains relatively high concentrations of glucose, and that's what the nanoparticles are competing against for GLUT1's attention," Oleh Taratula said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
The International Energy Agency estimates China drew down about 41 million barrels from crude stocks last month, allowing refiners to meet domestic demand without aggressively competing for cargoes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Even when Paxton lost, the press releases and competing rulings created confusion and fear over what was still legal, he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
We were competing for the glory of our team, and all the major accolades went to our gyms.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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