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compete

[kuhm-peet] / kəmˈpit /


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“Physical media isn’t competing with streaming. It’s instead correcting for the context and commitment.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ironically, Kenya are competing at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer.

From BBC

The leagues first took root in east Belfast, where people associated with the Harland and Wolff shipyard were among the first to compete.

From BBC

Starting in the third grade, I trained at a gym to compete as an Olympic gymnast.

From The Wall Street Journal

Close said that throughout the game she had to balance wanting her team to compete to their standard with allowing her seniors to feel the emotions and enjoy their final regular season home game.

From Los Angeles Times