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compete

[kuhm-peet] / kəmˈpit /


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That law has been caught in a dispute between banks and crypto companies about percentage rewards to hold stablecoins that, to lenders, aim to compete with yields on bank deposits.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Italians Errani and Vavassori - the only doubles specialist pairing invited to compete last year - last year issued a joint statement criticising the "profoundly wrong" move.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

A field of 25 will compete Sunday over 147 laps for 250 miles, the second-longest street-course race in IndyCar history after 310-mile events in 1982 and 1983 at Cleveland.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

He added that the new tariffs are “a focused response to protect and defend our industries and allow them to compete with U.S. products in the Canadian market.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

I was relieved to think that even if I couldn’t compete, I could still one day be a Bruin.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Woods, who competes using her maiden name Sophie Amy Grant, set off on July 4 in Trieste, Italy, and finished on the Mediterranean coast of Monaco.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Claude competes with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, and customers pay based on the amount of work performed, measured in units called tokens.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Ingbretson and her husband, who also competes, were hosted in the Australian state of Tasmania last winter, while her mother put up Canadian and Australian competitors in Hayward for this year's world championships.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

China’s rapid advances in AI has been spurred in part by Beijing’s efforts to become self-sufficient as it competes for technological supremacy against the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The air was still very cold and a cold night was coming, so that the brew, rising from cold water to a rolling boil, gave the good smell that competes successfully with other good smells.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

When Cyborg takes on Vieira she will extend her 14-bout record as the woman who has competed in the most world-title fights in MMA history.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Six weeks later, with his parents supporting him, Mark competed in the British Championships, winning five gold medals and setting five new British records.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Early in the pandemic, as mortgage rates plunged, lenders competed for business by easing underwriting standards.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Over five hours, the families competed in 12 events spanning from Jenga to charades.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The scent of “thunderstorm at the beach” competed with “rose garden” and “early morning café.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Switching between similar languages may require greater control because speakers must continually manage competing words and language systems.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

In smaller states with fewer media markets, ad rates can rise quickly, especially when there are competitive governor and House races also competing for airtime.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

Yang, whom Tang once nominated for his university’s top academic award, began intensive training in programming at age 17, competing in China’s National Olympiad in Informatics.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Sinner's decision comes a day after his great rival Carlos Alcaraz announced he is competing at Flushing Meadows following a four-month absence with a wrist injury.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

I had been competing from the moment I had entered the mission school.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola




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