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Both candidates in the increasingly rancorous contest have called for the disqualification of their rival over the issue, ahead of Sunday's run-off.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Additional supply from Micron or a rival could impact the industry’s ability to charge high prices for memory, and all of the players have some plans to add capacity.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
While Netflix has said that such drops are common, analysts point to other hit shows on rival streaming services like medical drama “The Pitt” that increased its viewership in its second season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Still seeking the eighth world title that would mean he surpasses former rival Stephen Hendry, O'Sullivan has said he would prefer to retire rather than ever enter qualifying events.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
When a foraging band was hard-pressed by a stronger rival, it could usually move on.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Another alterna-cast will be hosted by Eli and Peyton Manning, the sibling rivals of the “Manningcast.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Netflix, widely considered the winner of the streaming wars, is now under scrutiny over how it will better compete against rivals like YouTube, which has claimed a growing share of TV viewing in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
They had a clean sheet against their nearest rivals.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Skydance is formidable now, combining two streaming rivals, a major studio and a rich content library.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
It was becoming clear that when the war ended the United States and the Soviet Union would be the only world powers left standing—and that they’d be rivals.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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Osgood’s popularity was rivaled only by ABC Radio personality Paul Harvey.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
The extent to which he has reshaped U.S. politics and society is rivaled by few of his predecessors; presidents such as Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
If Artemisia’s dramatic images announced her admiration for Caravaggio’s innovations, her dramatic personal history rivaled that of the bad boy of the Baroque, although, unlike him, she didn’t murder anyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The interiors would be made of leather that rivaled Prada’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
The only thing that rivaled Americans’ fear of the Soviet Union’s incipient prowess in the heavens was their wounded national pride.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Scientists believe it rivalled the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex in size, measuring around 40 feet long with a 20-inch sword-like crest on its head.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
The Benfica academy product, who has set up nine goals in all competitions this season, has displayed a technical ease in slicing through defences and evading pressure only rivalled by his compatriot.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
He was awarded the tournament's most valuable player award and in Japan his name rivalled #JapanBaseball and #SamuraiJapan in the rush of celebratory online commentary.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2023
At the height of her fame in the 1950s and 1960s, Lollobrigida, who was known simply as "La Lollo," was an internationally recognised epitome of Italian post-war cinema, rivalled only by Sophia Loren.
From Reuters ● Jan. 16, 2023
Some were riding to fairs as great as that of Troyes, others to universities which rivalled Paris, where there were twenty thousand scholars whose ranks eventually provided seven popes.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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Some members of this group eventually became enormous predators, rivaling tyrannosaurs in size.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Plenty of America’s conflicts have played out in temperatures rivaling this particular July day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Anthropic's Claude chatbot is among the most popular, rivaling ChatGPT and Gemini.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
A new wave of wealth from the AI industry results in rents in San Francisco that average $5,500 a month, rivaling New York prices and leaving even well-paid newcomers scrambling for a place to live.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Some of the women were capable of lightning- fast mental math, rivaling their mechanical calculating machines for speed and accuracy.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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That will remain their focus as attention turns to rivalling the sport's greatest stars on its biggest stages.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
In 2024 Cadbury's released orange mini eggs, rivalling Terry's chocolate orange versions which first appeared in 2020, joining other milk and white chocolate varieties.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
His snack brand, Feastables, meanwhile rakes in hundreds of millions in sales, rivalling the revenue from the YouTube videos that first made him famous.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
After years of temporary pop-up events, streaming giant Netflix will make its first foray into the theme park space this week, rivalling entertainment giants Disney and Universal Studios.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
The only means by which another sovereign may rival Napoleon in popularity, is by rivalling him in power.
From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Frances Milton Trollope
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