cutthroat

Example Sentences

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Tessellations set out to offer an alternative to the cutthroat competition rampant in many schools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Ever since the launch of ChatGPT, top artificial-intelligence labs have been embroiled in a cutthroat competition to one-up each other with powerful new features.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Many other famous people have done that, even in Banks’ famously cutthroat industry.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz reported Thursday its lowest annual profit since the Covid pandemic, as it counted the cost of US tariffs and cutthroat competition in China.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

On top of that, I gotta be just as cutthroat, and I better not show weakness.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas