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compete

[kuhm-peet] / kəmˈpit /


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The 20-year-old French Open quarter-finalist said he would require "more time to fully recover so I can compete at a high level".

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

More than 2,000 robots from 16 countries are expected to compete in the games.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The event is being managed by the organizers of the IndyCar championship, the US motorsport whose cars resemble Formula One vehicles but often compete on oval tracks, including at the flagship Indianapolis 500 race.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

He added that the new tariffs are “a focused response to protect and defend our industries and allow them to compete with U.S. products in the Canadian market.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

Whenever we went to compete against other schools in New Jersey, I never knew what to expect.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

“And I think anybody enjoys playing with a quarterback who competes, who’s going to throw it all in there, and that’s the mentality he has. ... That’s something that’s been kind of his calling card.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Claude competes with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, and customers pay based on the amount of work performed, measured in units called tokens.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

But using the technology this way both undermines consumer trust in an increasingly important sales channel, according to critics, and competes with users who demonstrate products the old-fashioned way.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Many of the private universities it competes with, including all Ivy League schools, Stanford and Caltech, have reinstated the testing requirements suspended over COVID-era disruptions or racial equity concerns.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 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

They competed against four other pairs of contestants racing from Mexico City down to Ushuaia in Argentina.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Drivers completed two practice sessions early Saturday to learn the course for the first time and competed for pole position in the afternoon during qualifying laps.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Four months later, Mark went to a swimming gala where he competed against more experienced boys of the same age who were not disabled.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Early in the pandemic, as mortgage rates plunged, lenders competed for business by easing underwriting standards.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

On those days we competed with one another to take care of her.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

There were competing edits and tales of missing material, some of which was said to be literally buried in the supporting columns of a motorway.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Switching between similar languages may require greater control because speakers must continually manage competing words and language systems.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Marissa Roy, a deputy attorney general with the California Department of Justice, is competing for the job with Los Angeles County prosecutor John McKinney in the November election.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

In smaller states with fewer media markets, ad rates can rise quickly, especially when there are competitive governor and House races also competing for airtime.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

They also had concerns that Paul’s new group was overshadowing the parent organization, and that the two groups were competing for volunteers and for funds.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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