arms race
noun
: a race between hostile nations to accumulate or develop weapons
broadly
: an ever escalating race or competition
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This also explains the current arms race.
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Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This is the new arms race in business — building certainty in an uncertain world.
—Scott Cannon, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
But Amodei is also engaged in a multi-trillion dollar arms race, a cutthroat competition to develop a form of intelligence the world has never seen.
—Nichole Marks, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
After months of rushing to catch up to Republicans in the national redistricting arms race, Democrats are suddenly in a much stronger position to respond to Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting efforts following a series of key wins.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Nov. 2025
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Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This is the new arms race in business — building certainty in an uncertain world.
—Scott Cannon, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
But Amodei is also engaged in a multi-trillion dollar arms race, a cutthroat competition to develop a form of intelligence the world has never seen.
—Nichole Marks, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
After months of rushing to catch up to Republicans in the national redistricting arms race, Democrats are suddenly in a much stronger position to respond to Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting efforts following a series of key wins.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Arms race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms%20race. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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