cutthroat
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Challenging conditions in China -- where a sluggish economy and cutthroat competition have hit automakers -- drove the result, BMW said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The most cutthroat banks and consulting firms brag about hiring rates of 1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
To get there, Zhavoronkov aims to make InSilico a force in China’s cutthroat pharma industry, and make his business profitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
But when the inevitably cutthroat social dynamics of in-groups and out-groups lead the other players to turn on comedian Ron Funches, not even the ice-blooded Rausch can live with himself.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
“You know, in ancient Greece, Aristophanes would write plays about how much of a dipshit Socrates was and perform them right there in Athens. Talk about cutthroat, right?”
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
Screenwriter Tony Gilroy, making his directorial debut, wisely subverts the native charisma of star George Clooney, whose portrayal of a man coming undone among Manhattan cutthroats stands as the finest of his career.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2018
Because their numbers are not replenished from hatcheries, only catch-and-release fishing, using barbless hooks, is allowed when fishing for seagoing cutthroats.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2017
The Park Service and Game and Fish are both committed to preserving native species such as cutthroats, Burckhardt said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2016
Some fall Chinook and sea run cutthroats are also being caught.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2014
The fish were only seven or eight inches long, and when Joe was young they were all beautiful native cutthroats.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
