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In 2024 it launched its own second-hand online marketplace in a bid to rival sites like eBay and Facebook Marketplace.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

That realization hit again last week, when the Wall Street Journal reported that A.I. rival Anthropic will project a total addressable market of $30 trillion.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Aon agreed to buy rival insurance brokerage USI Insurance from investment firm KKR for roughly $17 billion, including debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The water treaty provided a rare avenue of diplomatic engagement between the rival sides until India suspended its involvement.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Her rival had challenged her to a duel in order to show the Marvellian world who, in fact, was the best ringmaster of them all.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Barcelona have also been pursuing a deal for Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez but Atletico have been clear of their intention to not negotiate with their La Liga rivals.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

John Ternus takes over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial intelligence.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Earlier this week, Barcelona's pursuit of Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez - also an Arsenal target - appeared to end as sources told BBC Sport that Atletico would not negotiate with their Spanish rivals.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Tadej Pogacar won nearly every bike race he entered, and he appeared to do it with ease, conquering rivals and Alpine ascents and eliding the perpetual danger of a perilous sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Once under way, he was too fast for his rivals, too fast even for strategy.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

When your side scored, it was like the gift of life itself — I’ve never been in a louder environment than when Mexico scored against England, a roar that rivaled a jet engine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

If Artemisia’s dramatic images announced her admiration for Caravaggio’s innovations, her dramatic personal history rivaled that of the bad boy of the Baroque, although, unlike him, she didn’t murder anyone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The extent to which he has reshaped U.S. politics and society is rivaled by few of his predecessors; presidents such as Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

Bad Bunny is a true superstar, racking up streaming numbers rivaled only by Taylor Swift.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2026

This year, Christmas Eve fell on a Tuesday, and in the Vanderbeeker tradition, Christmas Eve dinner rivaled Thanksgiving dinner in scope and quality.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

The fall of Brendan Rodgers, and Dermot Desmond's startling evisceration of a celebrated manager, could only be rivalled if Celtic's major shareholder suddenly takes a flamethrower to his relationship with O'Neill.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Scientists believe it rivalled the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex in size, measuring around 40 feet long with a 20-inch sword-like crest on its head.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

The firm said at the time its new chatbot rivalled ChatGPT.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025

At the height of her fame in the 1950s and 1960s, Lollobrigida, who was known simply as "La Lollo," was an internationally recognised epitome of Italian post-war cinema, rivalled only by Sophia Loren.

From Reuters ● Jan. 16, 2023

It never quite rivalled those institutions, but this was still a significant step in the spread of learning in England.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Anthropic's Claude chatbot is among the most popular, rivaling ChatGPT and Gemini.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

More than 2 pounds of honor cords, pins, stoles and medallions — a stash rivaling that of a supreme Allied commander — crashed to the dirt outside the 18-year-old’s Adelanto home.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Today, YouTube’s revenue is upward of $60 billion, rivaling Disney’s media arm, Wall Street firm MoffettNathanson estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

The bank tracked that metric for roughly 45 developed and emerging economies, and found 27 saw a median March jump of 5.5%, rivaling what was seen after Russia invaded Ukraine in March 2022.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026

In fact, what he produced was one of the most painstakingly precise and delightful chess books ever written, rivaling the works of Tarrasch, Alekhine, and Reti.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

That will remain their focus as attention turns to rivalling the sport's greatest stars on its biggest stages.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Claude Fable 5 is a version of Anthropic's Claude Mythos, an AI program rivalling competitors OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

In 2024 Cadbury's released orange mini eggs, rivalling Terry's chocolate orange versions which first appeared in 2020, joining other milk and white chocolate varieties.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

The world's most populous nation has flexed its spacefaring ambitions in the last decade with its space programme growing considerably, and rivalling the achievements of established powers at a much cheaper price tag.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

The gentlemen brilliant in scarlet, the ladies half rivalling them in masculine hats, but softening the effect with gossamer veils wound scarf-like around them, and a graceful flow of dark drapery.

From Norston's Rest by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens