arms race
noun
: a race between hostile nations to accumulate or develop weapons
broadly
: an ever escalating race or competition
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Given the ongoing arms race, Alam acknowledges that the fight against paper mills won’t be won as long as the booming demand for their products remains.
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Guillaume Cabanac, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
These chips are at the heart of the AI arms race and the goal of the export curbs is to prevent China from keeping up.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
But the Cold War with the Soviet Union was leading to a massive arms race.
—William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
The current nuclear arms race is a lopsided one in which Washington’s foes expand their arsenals while nonproliferation applies only to U.S. allies.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Guillaume Cabanac, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
These chips are at the heart of the AI arms race and the goal of the export curbs is to prevent China from keeping up.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
But the Cold War with the Soviet Union was leading to a massive arms race.
—William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
The current nuclear arms race is a lopsided one in which Washington’s foes expand their arsenals while nonproliferation applies only to U.S. allies.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Arms race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms%20race. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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