rivalry
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Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel, who ripped off their rivalry bit from Fred Allen and Jack Benny!
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The military and technological rivalry between the two countries is far more complicated than the competition between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. over nuclear weapons and delivery systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Given the rivalry we don't expect this to lead to any comprehensive international framework for AI regulation, but it would be the first practical guardrail," he added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
“That would leave the thornier issues around tech rivalry, transshipments and Taiwan unresolved.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
"Were they close? Was there a lot of rivalry between them?"
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Canada outclassed New Zealand in last year's World Cup semi-final to deny a repeat of what is one of rugby's great rivalries.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Playing Cal and Stanford is also keeping the old California rivalries and traditions alive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Saleh began working with the Journal in 2015 and has covered Yemen’s war, the Saudi-led intervention, Gulf rivalries, and the region’s shifting political landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Theirs is among the most storied and heated rivalries in Corporate America, exacerbated by their proximity and sheer longevity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
And, as happened at the Christmas party, enslaved people sometimes fought, committed crimes, and had rivalries and disputes in the societies they created.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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