cut-throat

Example Sentences

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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

It all emanates from the cut-throat fire that has fueled his historic career.

From Los Angeles Times

But the world-dominating aspirations of Waystar Royco’s Logan Roy, the cut-throat patriarch of a conglomerate portrayed by Brian Cox, make it impossible to look away.

From Reuters

For Part II, Mr. Wolfgang examines the cut-throat internal political dynamics facing Mr. Putin in Moscow.

From Washington Times

Although the pace of China’s factory gate price growth slowed slightly in June as Beijing’s measures kicked in, the 8.8% year-on-year rise remains uncomfortably high for most manufacturers who have limited scope to pass on higher costs amid cut-throat competition.

From Reuters