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rivalry

[rahy-vuhl-ree] / ˈraɪ vəl ri /


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Sibling rivalry does not always improve when you get older and embark on adult life.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Cutting-edge chips that can train and power artificial intelligence systems are a crucial and highly sensitive element of the technology rivalry between the United States and China.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Whoever you have that rivalry with, it always makes it exciting and both teams push each other on.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

In a play on the rivalry between the two K-pop groups in the movie, fans “voted” for their favorite by buying one of two meals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

It is the emblematic photograph of Ernest Lawrence and Robert Oppenheimer together in the full bloom of their friendship, long before their personal relations became soured by rivalry, suspicion, and politics.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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