fierce
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The lab is also locked into a fierce competition with Anthropic, a rival AI lab in San Francisco that was founded by a group of former OpenAI employees.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
A bold idea, some flawed early studies, a fierce backlash – and then, years later, a quieter, more careful return to the question.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
But it has struggled to thrive in recent years amid fierce competition from online giants like Amazon, with sales stagnating.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The characters share a fierce drive to fight for what they believe is right, which, for Carol, means maintaining her autonomy and resisting the good-vibes group contentment of the Others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
But also, with fierce and well-earned pride, they would display their medals.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Apple’s share in the premium smartphone segment fell to 65% in 1H 2026 from 74% in 1H 2022, mainly due to fiercer competition in China, the largest premium market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It’s possible this year’s conditions could grow into a rarer and fiercer “super El Niño.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Rams head logo has been “enhanced to appear bolder and tougher for a fiercer expression, and the horn features a sharper, more defined point,” the release said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Spain has in recent years endured longer and more intense summer heatwaves, while fiercer autumn storms have drenched the country with torrential rain -- extreme weather events that scientists attribute to human-driven climate change.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
There was Robert’s reproach making itself felt by a quicker, fiercer, more overpowering love, which had awakened within her toward him.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Indeed, months of drought and heat waves tend to foreshadow the fiercest wildfires.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Tejon in 1854 mainly to monitor and subdue Native Americans, but before it closed, in 1864, it survived the fiercest recorded earthquake in California history, magnitude 7.9 on Jan. 9, 1857.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Apple has been one of the law's fiercest critics, calling on the EU to repeal the DMA last year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
But it is the mandatory religious texts that have drawn fiercest opposition from education and civil liberties groups.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
They stood in long lines outside recruitment offices, hoping they’d be able to join the Red Army and immediately get sent where the fighting was fiercest.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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