compete
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‘The only way that we can really compete is by building these regional supply chains here in the U.S.’
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Young people want us to create an environment where everybody feels that they can compete fairly," he told me before starting out on his raucous road show.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Integrating agents into Apple Pay is a crucial step for Apple to compete with Meta and keep users locked into the Apple ecosystem via the payment process.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Patrick: Kroger thinks moving away from its high-low strategy is the best way to compete with Walmart, Amazon and discount grocers like Aldi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
My knocking won’t be able to compete with cleaning-up noises.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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The youngster competes in Puyo Puyo Champions, a puzzle game similar to Tetris which was developed in Japan.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Wegovy maker is betting that a shorter name will help it resonate more with consumers as it competes with rival Eli Lilly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
And its Los Angeles location should prove particularly convenient as Frech swaps the track for the ballroom and competes for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy along side his pro partner, Daniella Karagach.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Advice from physicians and public health agencies now competes with influencers and content creators, nearly two-thirds of whom have no listed health credentials.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
At night, every living thing competes for a chance to be heard.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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The gamble - spending its entire basketball budget on Jordan before he had even competed in the NBA - made Nike what it is today.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
For South Korea, another gaming heavyweight, Park So-yeon became the first woman to represent their national team when she competed in Nagoya.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The humanoids that competed in Beijing are being developed to replace people in multiple industries, from healthcare to service work to retail to manufacturing; some may also have military applications.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Hacks that even Buffett couldn’t use get competed away quickly these days as other smart people find out about them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
On windy days, the foul smell of the city dump competed with the stench of the Tent City dump.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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“In the Seattle area, we’re competing against top talent and it’s an expensive place to live.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Nektar Therapeutics reports sustained hair regrowth after treatment ended, while analysts see positive implications for a competing drug.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
As a realtor, she said she handles contracts, budgets, negotiations, legal requirements and competing interests — helpful skills in a trustee role.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Neurodegenerative mortality was nearly four times higher in NFL players compared with the general population and remained threefold higher after accounting for competing risks,” they reported in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
As we move through this ferry with its gleaming floor tiles and its vinyl booths and bolted-down seats, emotions rise up within me, competing for my attention.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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