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OpenAI has reportedly missed multiple monthly revenue targets after losing some ground to rival Anthropic, which has won over business customers.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
For years, the bank’s shares lagged behind those of larger rival HSBC.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“If Ford wants to amuse himself, all right,” rival auto maker Joseph J. Cole said on the Five-Dollar Day.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Had they held on a couple of minutes more, this game would have been viewed much differently - Guardiola showing a new string to his bow with a defensive masterclass against a title rival.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
North and west of Tiwanaku, in what is now southern Peru, was the rival state of Wari, which then ran for almost a thousand miles along the spine of the Andes.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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