arms race
noun
: a race between hostile nations to accumulate or develop weapons
broadly
: an ever escalating race or competition
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With California’s new gerrymander, the redistricting arms race has no end in sight.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
That creates an arms race of iteration and adaptation.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
The redistricting arms race is on, and Democrats got a boost Tuesday on that front.
—NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Either outcome will carry huge implications in the redistricting arms race playing out across the country.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
That creates an arms race of iteration and adaptation.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
The redistricting arms race is on, and Democrats got a boost Tuesday on that front.
—NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Either outcome will carry huge implications in the redistricting arms race playing out across the country.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for arms race
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“Arms race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms%20race. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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