vying

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Vying for a seventh World Cup appearance, the Ticos came in needing to gain ground after draws with Nicaragua and Haiti but their aggressive approach went unrewarded.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Vying for the Democratic nomination are state Rep. Nathan Biah; Jacob Bissaillon, chief of staff to the state Senate president; Mario Mancebo; and social worker and Afghanistan War veteran Michelle Rivera.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

Vying for that seat are Campbell’s widow, Republican Ellen Hamilton Campbell, and Democrat Jade Harris, who has served as vice mayor of the town of Glasgow in Virginia’s Rockbridge County.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

Vying for attention is another central bank with a dilemma on the other side of the world.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2022

Belzebub and Belial command the two horns of this formidable array, "Both standing there in shining panoply, Vying in splendors grand."

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den