in competition with
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: trying to succeed against
These products are in competition with each other.
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The London bourse is in competition with the two major stock markets in the US — Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange — for Africa’s public companies.
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The 6-foot-7 junior, seemingly in competition with freshman Braylon Mullins for a starting spot on the wing, has been in the gym once or twice a day, following a schedule similar to captain Alex Karaban’s.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
Fitzgerald, also 27, lost his starting job after struggling mightily to start the season and could find himself in competition with Koss next spring to become the Giants’ utilityman.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
The buyers who are out there are no longer in competition with 10 other offers, or all-cash buyers.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The 6-foot-7 junior, seemingly in competition with freshman Braylon Mullins for a starting spot on the wing, has been in the gym once or twice a day, following a schedule similar to captain Alex Karaban’s.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
Fitzgerald, also 27, lost his starting job after struggling mightily to start the season and could find himself in competition with Koss next spring to become the Giants’ utilityman.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
The buyers who are out there are no longer in competition with 10 other offers, or all-cash buyers.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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