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rivalry

[rahy-vuhl-ree] / ˈraɪ vəl ri /


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And baseball’s best rivalry will be on October display only if the Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet in the NL Championship Series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Given the rivalry we don't expect this to lead to any comprehensive international framework for AI regulation, but it would be the first practical guardrail," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Tallinn has many fears: the race between AI labs, the U.S. rivalry with China, AI’s growing ability to improve itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“That would leave the thornier issues around tech rivalry, transshipments and Taiwan unresolved.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

And sibling rivalry means you are competing with your brother or sister for attention.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe

Canada outclassed New Zealand in last year's World Cup semi-final to deny a repeat of what is one of rugby's great rivalries.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Playing Cal and Stanford is also keeping the old California rivalries and traditions alive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

One of the earliest games Golesh remembers watching was an early 1990s Iron Bowl between his new employer and Alabama, one of the fiercest rivalries in football.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

It’s easy to forget that China’s present economic travails and diplomatic and strategic rivalries weren’t inevitable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

As Pauli Murray points out in her book of family history, Proud Shoes: “Even slavery had its bitter rivalries for meager advantage...”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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