: strenuous, wearisome, and usually competitive activity or rush
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But would Miller even want that rat race if any of them wanted him?—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026 The nightclub culture has been determined by a table culture where partying is often a rat race of who buys the most drinks at the most expensive prices, and seats are reserved in a multitier system, including VVIP, VIP and the regulars.—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 Some, like 29-year-old Ban Zhao, are rejecting the corporate rat race altogether.—Albee Zhang, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026 But in its second episode, which aired on Sunday—and is, in my estimation, the show’s greatest hour yet—Industry takes a detour from the London rat race.—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rat race