compete
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“I’m excited to compete in front of the German fans and continue building momentum throughout the grass-court season.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Financial derivatives traded on CME and Cboe platforms must compete with perpetual futures traded both offshore and in the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
But the OECD’s new trove of data shows a shift in recent years as the U.S. and others dramatically increased support for domestic manufacturing to compete with China.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
They’re not letting people compete to see if there’s somebody else who could do it better or more cheaply.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
Look magazine wanted to compete against its chief publishing rival, Life, which had paid a half million dollars for the exclusive rights to the story of the Mercury 7 project.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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