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It's the only song that really leans into the showgirl concept, with a percussive tap-dancing interlude and ostentatious key changes, as the stars trade lines about their cut-throat industry.

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Jen Kelly said the fashion world is cut-throat, and it will be fascinating to see how Anderson's work is received.

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China has been grappling with an economic slowdown in the wake of a property crisis, high youth unemployment and cut-throat competition for admission to colleges and jobs - all of which have given rise to a sense of disillusionment among its younger generation.

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Will his "nice guy" identity be a strength or a weakness in a sport that is cut-throat?

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Britain's Cameron Norrie - schooled in the cut-throat world of the US college system - also does not find a lack of an apology rude.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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