rivaling

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Altman ran the venture firm Y Combinator before becoming OpenAI CEO and used that role to build a personal investment portfolio totaling hundreds of startups, a scale rivaling large venture firms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"This tells us that by the mid-Cambrian, when evolutionary rates were remarkably high, the oceans were already inhabited by arthropods with anatomical complexity rivaling modern forms," Ortega-Hernández added.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

This is Hyrox, the fitness competition that is rivaling triathlons and obstacle-course races to become the exercise challenge all the fittest people you know are signing up for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The mixed-asset category, as well as strength in domestic bonds and international holdings, lifted Vanguard’s target-date funds, with many returning 18% to 20%, rivaling large-cap performance with less risk.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

In fact, what he produced was one of the most painstakingly precise and delightful chess books ever written, rivaling the works of Tarrasch, Alekhine, and Reti.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady