rivalrous
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Unlike New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a faintly rivalrous ally and related political phenomenon, she is constitutionally eligible for the office, as well as old enough.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
He became a life-long friend of the future Carry On star, though Williams's published diaries reveal their relationship constantly veered between the confessional, supportive and rivalrous.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Constricted pupils and licking lips also tend to accompany such rivalrous encounters.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2023
In 1990, Ms. Gilot, continuing to reflect on him, published “Matisse and Picasso: A Friendship in Art,” an account of the two artists’ rivalrous friendship that focused on the years in which she witnessed it.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
These agencies and half-hidden powers were fiercely rivalrous.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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