- present participle of vie.
vying
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Spain’s Pablo Hernandez de Cos and Dutch economist Klaas Knot are among those vying to succeed Lagarde.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
South African Schoeman, then 25, was vying for the lead with Jonny Brownlee on the final run leg and overtook the dehydrated and exhausted Briton with 700m to go in Cozumel, Mexico.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Acton is vying to be the state’s first elected woman governor and the first Democrat elected to the office since 2006.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
US and Chinese space agencies have also been vying to be the first to return rock samples from the surface of Mars back to Earth.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
She was drawn inside almost against her will, her curiosity vying against the desire to flee.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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