cutthroat
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A third novel, published in 1984, First Among Equals, about a cutthroat competition to become Prime Minister, cemented Archer's position as one of Britain's best-selling and highest earning authors.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
But in a cutthroat AI ecosystem, no agent or application can afford to get too comfortable.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
Wilson wonders if his particular termite art — treating street B-roll like a hidden archive of absurd humanity — has a place in the cutthroat film world of today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
But her app—launched into a cutthroat market in China—has yet to take off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
But you can never underestimate the power of cutthroat competition.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Screenwriter Tony Gilroy, making his directorial debut, wisely subverts the native charisma of star George Clooney, whose portrayal of a man coming undone among Manhattan cutthroats stands as the finest of his career.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2018
The boy learned to bait fish with grasshoppers, catch cutthroats and ride a “terrible” horse named Pinkie, who dumped him on the ground.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2015
Some fall Chinook and sea run cutthroats are also being caught.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2014
Battleground was planted with 1,813 trout on May 22; Goose got 1,500 half-pound trout, 417 cutthroats averaging 1.5 pounds, and 2,700 rainbows averaging two-thirds of a pound apiece.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2013
To cock it on his head and expect vagabonds and cutthroats to fall to their knees?
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
