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rivalry

[rahy-vuhl-ree] / ˈraɪ vəl ri /


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England and Norway renew a rivalry better known for one famous piece of commentary rather than football when they meet in the World Cup quarter-finals in Miami on Saturday.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

We wanted to talk about our rivalry, which has been kind of forgotten in modern time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

Potentially resolving the latest spat is a relief to many AI analysts who said Anthropic and the administration have a self-defeating rivalry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

In 1916 Lodge defeated John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald, President John F. Kennedy’s grandfather, the beginning of a longstanding rivalry with the Kennedys.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Extending the turn-around times may have been influenced to some degree by the rivalry between Fischer and Hall.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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