cut-throat

Example Sentences

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So money is fleeing from software—a sector populated by public companies with traditionally high margins and deep moats—to AI model providers, an area dominated by lossmaking private companies engaged in cut-throat competition.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

On the other side are Gen Z and young millennials, born a couple of decades later, who face soaring house prices and cut-throat competition in the job market.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

But with the rise of streaming, the popularity of high-end home cinema equipment, as well as cut-throat competition from deep-pocketed multiplex chains, the independents are facing an existential crisis.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

It's the only song that really leans into the showgirl concept, with a percussive tap-dancing interlude and ostentatious key changes, as the stars trade lines about their cut-throat industry.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

He closed the cut-throat razor, put it down on the side of the sink, dabbed at his tiny cut with a toilet paper swab.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman