cutthroat
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But instead of the traditional cutthroat audition setting, where every actor silently sizes up the competition, the Brook Arts Center fosters a warm environment.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
He had survived bandito ambushes and cutthroat plots, shipwrecks and crash-landings and high-sea duels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
He said it was a good rod for sea-run cutthroat.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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
They look similar to inland cutthroats, with the classic red gill slashes that give them their name, but their backs are a pretty silver rather than olive green.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2017
Because their numbers are not replenished from hatcheries, only catch-and-release fishing, using barbless hooks, is allowed when fishing for seagoing cutthroats.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2017
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
Everyone knows that academics are the most ruthless cutthroats around.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
