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competitor

[kuhm-pet-i-ter] / kəmˈpɛt ɪ tər /


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Shein, its main competitor in the fast-fashion industry, has been facing regulatory headwinds in the U.S. and the EU and has also struggled with flagging sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

When a major studio buys its competitor, it leads to lower compensation for industry workers and reduced choices and diversity for audiences.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Talks to merge with a competitor fell apart in the spring, and a crosstown rival has made a $15 billion hostile takeover bid.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

GEO Group’s main competitor, CoreCivic, recently sold four detention centers to ICE — two of them in California — for a combined $2.2 billion.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

With that, everyone scattered, the Champions murmuring to their trainers about whatever competitor they deemed the biggest threat.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

The 23-year-old Park, the only woman in South Korea's team of 36 eSports competitors heading to Japan, said she wanted to "go all out and have no regrets".

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

On Wednesday, the company unveiled an ad it plans to take out in major newspapers urging its competitors to adopt similar protections for users under 18.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

“But I’ll still be cheering on all my competitors and my teammates, and I’m really excited.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Dick’s report comes after other competitors in the athletic retail industry, including On Running, Columbia Sportswear and Under Armour, disappointed investors with lower-than-expected second-quarter financial reports.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

She expected them to rush to the long table stacked with identical bows and arrows, but apparently none of the twenty-one other competitors were in much of a hurry to go home.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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