cutthroat

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They reflect a cutthroat competition occurring between weight-loss drugmakers in the US, as they look to capitalise on a potential sales bonanza in the country, where the obesity rate among adults is roughly 40%.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, Li Auto, the first in the group to become profitable, recorded a slim profit amid slumping sales, underscoring how cutthroat China’s auto market has become as companies compete to introduce breakthrough technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Many other famous people have done that, even in Banks’ famously cutthroat industry.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz reported Thursday its lowest annual profit since the Covid pandemic, as it counted the cost of US tariffs and cutthroat competition in China.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Kabuo remembered trolling for cutthroat with Carl— they were twelve years old, long before the war—in a borrowed, weathered rowboat.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson