arms race
noun
: a race between hostile nations to accumulate or develop weapons
broadly
: an ever escalating race or competition
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Terrified of losing speculative momentum, Google threw its immense cash reserves into an arms race that actively cannibalizes its own business model.
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Sunil Sharan, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Wall Street is hypersensitive to cash flows these days given the arms race to invest in artificial intelligence.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 May 2026
The court, the third-largest at Roland Garros with a capacity of 5,261, was part of a $442 million expansion project, designed to forge ahead in the endless arms race for supremacy between the four biggest tournaments in tennis.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The arms race was more or less in balance.
—Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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Sunil Sharan, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Wall Street is hypersensitive to cash flows these days given the arms race to invest in artificial intelligence.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 May 2026
The court, the third-largest at Roland Garros with a capacity of 5,261, was part of a $442 million expansion project, designed to forge ahead in the endless arms race for supremacy between the four biggest tournaments in tennis.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The arms race was more or less in balance.
—Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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“Arms race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms%20race. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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