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competition

[kom-pi-tish-uhn] / ˌkɒm pɪˈtɪʃ ən /


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European vehicle manufacturers have faced mounting pressure from Chinese competition, weak demand and the bumpy transition to electric vehicles, weighing on the bloc’s automotive industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Lions, who play their home matches at Ellis Park, are making their first appearance in Europe's premier club competition, with South African sides introduced into the continental competition in the 2022-23 season.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Beyond settling the competition, the researchers uncovered a more intriguing scientific question.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

“The story of semiconductors and memory is the same every four years,” Hayes says, explaining: “You have a shortage, they increase the capacity, competition comes on board just in time for demand to go down.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The setup in the Rotunda Reading Room was slightly different for the second day of the competition.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Her research found that large Olympic visitor numbers do not necessarily translate into higher museum attendance, underscoring the importance of local audiences and programming before and beyond the competitions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

By kindergarten, she’d entered national art competitions to help her get into a good elementary school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Since then, he has scored as many goals in all competitions as Spurs' combined team.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

They came second in the WSL again in 2021 and reached at least the quarter-finals in both domestic cup competitions and the Champions League.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

I didn’t actually know the answer to that question because I didn’t know how many competitions Coach Mustilli had in mind for me.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad


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