compete
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TikTok does not allow political ads so videos have to compete for views.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Said offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase: “You’ve certainly seen him go and make some throws and go and compete in a really cool way.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Zambia’s election comes at a critical point as global powers compete for a foothold in Africa’s critical mineral supply chains,” Hoosen says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Makhachev moved up in weight last year after a record-breaking fourth lightweight title defence and says he wants to compete more often as he enters the latter stages of his career.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
We loved all trucks, and each week, we’d compete to see who could build the biggest and strongest one.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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Claude competes with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, and customers pay based on the amount of work performed, measured in units called tokens.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Many of the private universities it competes with, including all Ivy League schools, Stanford and Caltech, have reinstated the testing requirements suspended over COVID-era disruptions or racial equity concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
China launched and partially recovered a rocket, state media said, a milestone for Beijing’s space program as it competes with the U.S. and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
In our conversation, he outlines his "Patchwork" concept, in which traditional nation-states are replaced with a global network of sovereign mini-countries owned by shareholders and competing for citizens like a business competes for customers.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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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A DJ performed from a podium adorned with pink disco balls, brands gave away protein drinks and powders and people competed in a pull-up-bar-hanging competition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
She competed in her fourth and final Winter Olympics in 2014 in Sochi.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Early in the pandemic, as mortgage rates plunged, lenders competed for business by easing underwriting standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I was in New York for the Tonys, and some of the people in ‘Jellicle Ball,’ ... had competed on ‘Dance Crew.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Mixed economies that added certain crops or livestock to hunting-gathering also competed against both types of “pure” economies, and against mixed economies with higher or lower proportions of food production.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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After last season, Chambliss was projected as a second- or third-round pick who could already dream of competing for a professional contract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Several companies have announced plans to launch competing services through the Channel tunnel, with Italy's Trenitalia planning to start a rival service by 2029.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The beach volleyball power couple is competing in the AVP Manhattan Beach Open this weekend, continuing to focus on the competitive volleyball circuit that first brought them together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The 33-year-old Olympic silver medallist came into the competition after competing just once - at a shot put event in Loughborough in May - since claiming bronze at last year's World Championships in Tokyo.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“We can’t worry about that. We have bigger problems, competing with other countries for ships.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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