cut-throat

Example Sentences

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On the other side are Gen Z and young millennials, born a couple of decades later, who face soaring house prices and cut-throat competition in the job market.

From BBC

Modelled on USA Today, it revolutionised the aesthetics and layout of newspapers, and kicked off a cut-throat price war.

From BBC

But with the rise of streaming, the popularity of high-end home cinema equipment, as well as cut-throat competition from deep-pocketed multiplex chains, the independents are facing an existential crisis.

From Barron's

There's a famous motto in the cut-throat world of television that many presenters live by: "Don't quit a hit."

From BBC

At 16 tracks, the record could have done with a touch of Burns' cut-throat approach to the Traitors.

From BBC