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[vahy] / vaɪ /


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Spring at Pennsylvania State University is rush season, when hopeful students vie for a spot in one of the school’s fraternities and sororities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Now, Portland is experiencing a rarely seen housing competition, where higher-end apartments vie for some of the same tenants as income-restricted units.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Manchester United youngster JJ Gabriel has travelled to Barcelona as some of Europe's biggest clubs continue to vie for his signature.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Private hospitals without trauma centers, such as MLK hospital, are left to vie for a cut of a pool of any “leftover” funds that exceed the amount the county projected raising via the measure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

And old Laertes cried aloud: “Ah, what a day for me, dear gods! to see my son and grandson vie in courage!”

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

With a per capita income of $1,500, according to the World Bank, Pakistan vies with landlocked Nepal for the title of poorest country in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

Five years after it acquired MGM for £8m, Amazon now looks to have its first big commercial hit on hands - as it vies for position with the other major streamers.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

Google meanwhile has been investing heavily in AI as it vies with OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon and others to lead with the technology.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

Investors appear to be catching on to the pattern of escalation, followed immediately by de-escalation, as each side vies for maximum leverage.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025

A class in type-setting vies with the young carpenters in excellence of workmanship and devotion to business.

From The Children of the Poor by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

In 2015, as leader of Israel's centre-left Labour party, Herzog vied to oust Netanyahu as prime minister, presenting himself as a subdued, even-keeled alternative to the bombastic "Bibi".

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The PR consultant vied for the job of White House spokesperson for Trump's second term, but the president ultimately picked long-time loyalist Karoline Leavitt.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

According to Tokyo's metropolitan government, some 108,000 people vied to get one of the 4,400 slots available for one last look at the zoo's beloved pandas.

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026

Many clients who spoke to The Times said that among the partners, Yaghoubtil in particular vied hard to get their business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025

As Nation’s fame spread, songs were written about her and reporters vied with one another to interview her.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

He is, after all, vying to become Bayern's first winner since Karl-Heinz Rummenigge's second successive triumph in 1981.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

In response to questions from The Wall Street Journal, Nusseibeh said in a statement a number of governments approached her about vying for the job, in part to spur generational change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Acton is vying to be the state’s first elected woman governor and the first Democrat elected to the office since 2006.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

US and Chinese space agencies have also been vying to be the first to return rock samples from the surface of Mars back to Earth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

All the sparrows laughed loud and long, vying with each other to show the most merriment.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques


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