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Recent Examples of compete
At two weeks out, my excitement competed with my anxiety.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Historically, these nations have operated in silos, competing for limited LNG shipments.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The horse had competed twice this year and finished fifth both times.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 May 2026
At the same time, a flood of corporate bonds is competing with the Treasury for investors’ dollars, putting more upward pressure on yields.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 May 2026
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Historically, these nations have operated in silos, competing for limited LNG shipments.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The horse had competed twice this year and finished fifth both times.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 May 2026
At the same time, a flood of corporate bonds is competing with the Treasury for investors’ dollars, putting more upward pressure on yields.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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Google contends that none of these bypasses actually work.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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That so many exceptional shots came from Rai, a 31-year-old who had never so much as contended in a major, is irrelevant.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Both companies are racing for the public market, with SpaceX expected to disclose its prospectus as soon as this week, ahead of what could be a record offering next month.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The company is racing to have Starship ready for next year’s revamped Artemis III mission, which calls for Starship’s upper stage to rendezvous with NASA’s Orion capsule — the same vehicle that carried the Artemis II astronauts around the moon last month — while orbiting Earth.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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The Steelers will likely win around 10 games and once again be fighting into the final weeks of the season for a playoff berth.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The Warsh view A concern with Miran's approach is that, if the Fed keeps looking through supply shocks, markets and the public will doubt its inflation-fighting credibility.—
Matt Peterson,Steve Liesman,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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While battling postpartum depression and addiction, Panettiere gave full custody of daughter, Kaya, to her father, Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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That’s the fastest pace since December 2022 when the Fed was battling a 40-year record surge in prices with sharp rate hikes.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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