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cutthroat

adjective as in ruthless

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Now, at 38 years old, he’s a national player in the cutthroat industry of political advertising.

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Bryant, in turn, became Harrison’s template for what a true superstar looked like: a cutthroat competitor, a maniacal worker, someone who gave every ounce of effort every second.

There are also plans to adapt the cutthroat real estate board game “Monopoly” into a reality series.

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"This parasite didn't just survive the cutthroat Ordovician period, it thrived," Nanglu said.

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How XPeng fares in an increasingly crowded market characterized by cutthroat competition remains to be seen.

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

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