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There have been more expensive arrivals in Newcastle's history, but few can rival Trippier's impact following his £12m move.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

OpenAI has fallen behind its rival Anthropic in the race to win over new business customers, leading Simo to oversee an effort to refocus the company’s resources so it can catch up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

This includes SpaceX and Blue Origin, rival companies founded respectively by the billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, which are tasked with developing lunar landers.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Once Piece by Piece—which state officials have said abused the taxpayer-funded program for low-income people—closes, its centers will be operated by a rival autism-therapy provider, Applied Behavior Center for Autism, emails show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

So they sang rival songs at the same time.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy