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rival

[rahy-vuhl] / ˈraɪ vəl /






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But again, rival fans will be paying much less.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Its rival Anthropic has blown past it since December thanks to the wild success of its agentic coding assistant, Claude Code.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

GM plans to revamp its energy business and place a big bet on sodium-ion batteries just as shares of rival Ford got a boost from a similar move a few weeks ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But China, Washington's chief geopolitical rival, has been North Korea's main trading partner by far for decades and a key source of diplomatic and economic support for a country hit by international sanctions.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Some c them merely resented my presence, saw me as a rival.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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