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compete

[kuhm-peet] / kəmˈpit /


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"Clearly it was failing to compete in the premium market, they've had to completely reinvent it, take it luxury and electric and that is a big gamble."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Drivers of electric-powered rigs say they can’t compete with diesel-powered rivals even as fuel prices surge to record highs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"There was a motivation of trying to prove myself that I could still compete and give Max something to cheer about, so I got back in training again."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“It was like Christmas Day every day,” recalls Klæbo, who traveled to the U.S. to watch his country compete.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“You became best friends with Twig, and I couldn’t compete with that. Like, the second you saw her, you thought she was so shiny and awesome and whatever, so what was I supposed to do?”

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

That would help Oracle avoid borrowing more money itself, keeping debt costs under control as the company competes against larger tech firms with bigger war chests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Channel 4 has faced a challenging few years as it competes with digital platforms and the shrinking advertising market for traditional TV networks.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

And its Los Angeles location should prove particularly convenient as Frech swaps the track for the ballroom and competes for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy along side his pro partner, Daniella Karagach.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Streatfeild’s spring activity is track and field, where she competes in the 100-meter dash, long jump and both relays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Justice encouraged Will to join the Boy Scouts, and when he was invited to join his school’s Academic Team, which competes in quiz bowls, she insisted that he try it.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

One suburban Los Angeles 6U team competed in 108 games over the course of a year, even traveling to Texas for a tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

For South Korea, another gaming heavyweight, Park So-yeon became the first woman to represent their national team when she competed in Nagoya.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The only tournament the golfer known as Lefty has competed in this year was LIV Golf South Africa, where he finished at 7-under par and tied for 48th place, in March.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The humanoids that competed in Beijing are being developed to replace people in multiple industries, from healthcare to service work to retail to manufacturing; some may also have military applications.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

TV, computers, and video games competed for kids’ time, and in some neighborhoods staying indoors felt like a safer choice than going outside to play, as Craig and I had done when we were kids.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

“Competition exists everywhere in our state’s insurance markets, with strong local and national insurers competing with us every day.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But as rock grew and changed as a genre, it became “torturing” to Cohn’s ears, with bands competing in terms of their comparative loudness and audacity.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

It remains early days but is Jeglertz showing he can juggle competing demands well?

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“We’re competing against each other, but we’re friends. We’re having fun. He’s a good guy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

At that point, Aimee and I were learning everything together, because Aimee, once a JO gymnast herself, had stopped competing at level eight.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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