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compete

[kuhm-peet] / kəmˈpit /


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World Boxing also approved the use of the SRY test in May 2025 when it introduced mandatory sex testing for all athletes wanting to compete in the women's category.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

To train and compete, a mother needs someone to hold their baby.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Tan, who said alleged possessions are often accompanied by symptoms of psychosis, insisted Philippine psychiatrists were not seeking to "compete with the Catholic Church", but rather to bridge the gap between culture and science.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

These standardized chips are churned out in massive quantities by producers who must compete on volume and cost efficiency.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 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

Many of the private universities it competes with, including all Ivy League schools, Stanford and Caltech, have reinstated the testing requirements suspended over COVID-era disruptions or racial equity concerns.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Space Force competes "with Silicon Valley and major aerospace firms for top-tier talent," the spokesperson said.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

That leaves ranchers with fewer buyers, weaker bargaining power and less reliable access to processing capacity — especially as more imported beef competes for space in the same supply chain.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

The vaccine in question competes with one marketed by the Australian company CSL Seqirus under the brand name Fluad.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 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

The Summer Games in Atlanta marked the first time since 1952 that the Russian team competed but didn’t win gold.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

They have competed without Plum, their top scorer, for 12 games and former No. 2 overall pick Brink during the past nine contests.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Rhapsodes competed at religious festivals in a kind of relay to determine who could recall the most passages from works such as the “Odyssey.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The tennis ability comes from mother Olivia, who played doubles at the 1991 French Open and competed in the Fed Cup.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

It was possible considering I had competed in dozens of World Cups.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

She said that Paramount and Warner Bros "will continue to operate as separate, viable companies competing in the marketplace" while legal proceedings continue.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

However, Tindall and Stoudenmire emphasize that the two fields are not simply competing with each other.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

A legislature can summon everyone a rule will touch, balance competing interests and revise the law as the evidence turns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The problem for this World Cup is players are competing under active charges or investigations.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

I’d also been invited to visit several schools and was excited at the prospect of eventually competing for a top-ranked team.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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