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Eventually needing a respite from the corporate rat race in New York City, Jurkschat sought out a similar connection to Mother Nature among the Concrete Jungle’s sidewalks and skyscrapers.
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Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Vigny did in fact abandon the literary rat race for his country estate and quit publishing while continuing to write for himself.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Jan. 2025
Just like in the US, getting a spot can be something of a rat race, in which high-income families invest more time and resources into hunting for space and getting off long waitlists.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
The implication that OpenAI is stuck in such a rat race is the most critical Sutskever has been of his former employer in public.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Vigny did in fact abandon the literary rat race for his country estate and quit publishing while continuing to write for himself.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Jan. 2025
Just like in the US, getting a spot can be something of a rat race, in which high-income families invest more time and resources into hunting for space and getting off long waitlists.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
The implication that OpenAI is stuck in such a rat race is the most critical Sutskever has been of his former employer in public.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Rat race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rat%20race. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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