arms race
noun
: a race between hostile nations to accumulate or develop weapons
broadly
: an ever escalating race or competition
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In the booming Phoenix metro area, Washington policymakers’ rare bipartisan push to bolster national security in their high-tech arms race with China brings major enthusiasm for something more basic: jobs.
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Christine Romans, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
That brisk trade ended in 1978, when India, already concerned about depleting stocks, banned exports after learning the U.S. used some of the monkeys in military experiments during the Cold War arms race.
—Erika Fry, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
The world’s most valuable semiconductor company is at the center of a corporate arms race to boost computing power for AI workloads.
—Michael Cannivet, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
This is part of the corporate arms race for your personal data.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Remember his predecessor doing any of that? Oct. 7, 2023
A significant amount of money has been raised and much more could be on the way to help the Bruins compete in what’s become the most important component of the college football arms race.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Countries are weighing the protection of their citizens from dangers like privacy violations, bioweapons, and large-scale cyberattacks against a desire to become leaders in the technology in order to boost their economies and their militaries in the all-important global arms race.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2024
This has resulted in something of an arms race; as the public has gotten more sophisticated about media consumption, the royal family has had to stay ahead of them.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024
This has created an arms race among tech platforms to see which could inflate metrics the most.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Christine Romans, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
That brisk trade ended in 1978, when India, already concerned about depleting stocks, banned exports after learning the U.S. used some of the monkeys in military experiments during the Cold War arms race.
—Erika Fry, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
The world’s most valuable semiconductor company is at the center of a corporate arms race to boost computing power for AI workloads.
—Michael Cannivet, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
This is part of the corporate arms race for your personal data.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Remember his predecessor doing any of that? Oct. 7, 2023
A significant amount of money has been raised and much more could be on the way to help the Bruins compete in what’s become the most important component of the college football arms race.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Countries are weighing the protection of their citizens from dangers like privacy violations, bioweapons, and large-scale cyberattacks against a desire to become leaders in the technology in order to boost their economies and their militaries in the all-important global arms race.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2024
This has resulted in something of an arms race; as the public has gotten more sophisticated about media consumption, the royal family has had to stay ahead of them.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024
This has created an arms race among tech platforms to see which could inflate metrics the most.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Arms race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms%20race. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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