rivaled
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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
The get-rich ethos that defines our time may be only rivaled by our perilously tantalizing obsession with vengeance.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 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
A major YouTuber’s self-made, self-financed sci-fi horror film blew past “Melania” at the box office this past weekend and rivaled a new Disney release for No. 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Taken individually, none of the twenty-five Norte Chico cities rivaled Sumer’s cities in size, but the totality was bigger than Sumer.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
