compete

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This structure, known as the type 6 secretion system, or T6SS, helps the bacteria compete with other microbes and dominate the gut.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

But even with gas prices over $4 per gallon in the U.S., the true “severity of supply tightness” hasn’t been felt, Byrne writes, as “refiners have yet to actively compete for barrels.”

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“You can care about who they’re becoming as people more than who they’re becoming as basketball players and still compete at the highest of levels.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He needs to see to compete in capoeira martial arts competitions and surf on the weekends, his mother said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Even if you manage to get through the first two tryouts, how are you supposed to compete with kids who have a whole team around them?

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston