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cutthroat

[kuht-throht] / ˈkʌtˌθroʊt /


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BMW said Wednesday that it would step up planned job cuts as it reported a drop in third-quarter profit, hit by cutthroat competition and falling demand in China, the world's largest car market.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

The state had also bulldozed some lakes in the valley and stocked them with rainbow and cutthroat trout, and there were half a dozen manicured campgrounds along the route.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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

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

Should we then try to increase women's tendency to be cutthroats?

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2014

To cock it on his head and expect vagabonds and cutthroats to fall to their knees?

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman


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