cut-throat

Example Sentences

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This is the latest effort by Chinese authorities to regulate the country's cut-throat food delivery industry.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

I had always believed that providing good hospitality was important in such a cut-throat industry and a way of managers having a time to mix and meet.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

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

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

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