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cutthroat

adjective as in ruthless

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"This parasite didn't just survive the cutthroat Ordovician period, it thrived," Nanglu said.

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How XPeng fares in an increasingly crowded market characterized by cutthroat competition remains to be seen.

China's tech companies and automakers have poured billions of dollars into self-driving technology in recent years, with intelligent driving the new battleground in the country's cutthroat domestic car market.

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The Lincoln Lawyer may have embraced a higher idealism, but he hasn’t abandoned his cutthroat tactics.

China’s industrial profit rose significantly in August, suggesting Beijing’s recent ramped-up drive to curb excess capacity and rein in cutthroat business competition is starting to bear fruit.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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