compete
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BTS and Stray Kids would have been eligible to compete for those prizes, but have decided to send a message to the Recording Academy instead.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
“The only way that we can really compete is by building these regional supply chains here in the U.S.,”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Patrick: Kroger thinks moving away from its high-low strategy is the best way to compete with Walmart, Amazon and discount grocers like Aldi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“We think the announcement reinforces the breadth of Google’s AI platform and its ability to compete at the frontier,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I’m sure you’ll find someone else to compete with,” he says.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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“As yields rise, it competes against equities for capital,” Ablin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Channel 4 has faced a challenging few years as it competes with digital platforms and the shrinking advertising market for traditional TV networks.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
And its Los Angeles location should prove particularly convenient as Frech swaps the track for the ballroom and competes for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy along side his pro partner, Daniella Karagach.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Uber also competes with rival Lyft across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The air was still very cold and a cold night was coming, so that the brew, rising from cold water to a rolling boil, gave the good smell that competes successfully with other good smells.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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For South Korea, another gaming heavyweight, Park So-yeon became the first woman to represent their national team when she competed in Nagoya.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The only tournament the golfer known as Lefty has competed in this year was LIV Golf South Africa, where he finished at 7-under par and tied for 48th place, in March.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The humanoids that competed in Beijing are being developed to replace people in multiple industries, from healthcare to service work to retail to manufacturing; some may also have military applications.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
She escaped the control of her hard-driving father by marrying, only to see her creative life throttled as she competed for piano time with her husband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The fact was, our whole team was so rigorously prepared that any one of us could have competed in the all-around.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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There has been an interesting subplot with Gordon and Rashford competing for a left-wing space for England and effectively Barcelona.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
One reason is that competing labs can copy, or “distill,” an AI model if they can get access to these tokens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Nektar Therapeutics reports sustained hair regrowth after treatment ended, while analysts see positive implications for a competing drug.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
As a realtor, she said she handles contracts, budgets, negotiations, legal requirements and competing interests — helpful skills in a trustee role.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Because Gates would give only one grant, Jim made peace with PIH’s potential or former adversaries, such as WHO’s tuberculosis branch, who would otherwise be competing for the grant.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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