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Many are eagerly snapped up by buyers three to six weeks after listing in a rivalrous market.
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Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2026
In the show’s first three seasons, the relationship between the two characters is by turns rivalrous, affectionate, hostile, conspiratorial, and codependent.
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Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
Wiles and Vonn are both teammates and competitors, but the dynamic is more uplifting than rivalrous.
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Sierra Shafer,
Outside,
18 Nov. 2025
If either of the then-senators were to leave for the White House, their governors would need to appoint a successor — a potentially messy scenario in states where the Republican Party is filled with rivalrous internal factions.
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Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
21 July 2025
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Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2026
In the show’s first three seasons, the relationship between the two characters is by turns rivalrous, affectionate, hostile, conspiratorial, and codependent.
—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
Wiles and Vonn are both teammates and competitors, but the dynamic is more uplifting than rivalrous.
—
Sierra Shafer,
Outside,
18 Nov. 2025
If either of the then-senators were to leave for the White House, their governors would need to appoint a successor — a potentially messy scenario in states where the Republican Party is filled with rivalrous internal factions.
—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
21 July 2025
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“Rivalrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rivalrous. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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