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rivalry

[rahy-vuhl-ree] / ˈraɪ vəl ri /


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And baseball’s best rivalry will be on October display only if the Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet in the NL Championship Series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Given the rivalry we don't expect this to lead to any comprehensive international framework for AI regulation, but it would be the first practical guardrail," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Tallinn has many fears: the race between AI labs, the U.S. rivalry with China, AI’s growing ability to improve itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“That would leave the thornier issues around tech rivalry, transshipments and Taiwan unresolved.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The rivalry weighed heavily at the Rad Lab: having learned that Brookhaven was about to submit its proposal, Lawrence gave Brobeck and his design staff a scant two weeks to finish theirs.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Playing Cal and Stanford is also keeping the old California rivalries and traditions alive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

They explained that due to the lack of space, more people from different parts of the country are being placed in the same facility, therefore increasing the chances of regional rivalries.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

One of the earliest games Golesh remembers watching was an early 1990s Iron Bowl between his new employer and Alabama, one of the fiercest rivalries in football.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

"It's not just my event that has rivalries, every single event does and it's creating a great generation of track and field athletes."

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Economic and military rivalries are set aside to save the world.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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