competitiveness

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Recent Examples of competitiveness Developers are now scrambling to address those public concerns, fearing that a slowdown in progress could dent America’s competitiveness in AI. Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 May 2026 Factors like performance, but also market competitiveness and internal equity also play an important role in pay decisions, added Mercer senior principal Mark Bowling. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 May 2026 The weak yen has boosted the competitiveness of exporters such as Toyota by making its products cheaper for foreign buyers and increasing the value of overseas profits when converted back into the currency. Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 May 2026 Teammates don’t want Rushing to eradicate his competitiveness. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 8 May 2026 The only figures who seemed to take the RAISE Act personally were those who viewed any regulation of the industry as a major threat to both national competitiveness and their own equity holdings. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 Entrada Therapeutics’ next-generation drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy disappointed in an early trial, raising questions about the company’s competitiveness in an increasingly crowded field. Jason Mast, STAT, 7 May 2026 In a market transformed by real-time data and automation, these habits quietly erode competitiveness. Graham Kenny, Harvard Business Review, 7 May 2026 If there are already concerns over the lack of competitiveness in games against Group of Five teams, how would that be improved by including teams that lost four games? Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitiveness
Noun
  • Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez have demanded a federal moratorium on data-center construction until the industry is reined in.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • Both are owned by giants of the ceramics industry in Porcelanosa and Mapei.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Children are also on screens now more than ever, which is believed to contribute to more anxiety, depression, aggression and hyperactivity.
    Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • But a full strength Edwards frequently finds ways to make opponents pay for such aggression by firing up the boosters to turn a corner and get downhill with aggression.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • But much of the talk centered on health and motivation.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • Others contain hidden structures of motivation.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • But part of the reason is that even with our most precise and accurate measurements that lead to a determination of the gravitational constant, those various teams and methods haven’t converged on a single answer.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 May 2026
  • Dean was born in a small town in South Dakota, educated in a one-room schoolhouse, and through grit and determination built a small garbage business into Waste Management — a global company serving multiple continents with over $9 billion in revenue by his retirement.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • The office also pointed to efforts to expand security funding for religious institutions, strengthen hate crime laws and support Holocaust and genocide education initiatives.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • The employees’ union interpreted this initiative as an assault on local and subject-matter expertise.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Adam Rodriguez, 35, had already pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise for his involvement in the killing of Joaquin Aguilar, of Allston.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
  • MaterialsZone MaterialsZone has launched Maven, a conversational AI interface for its enterprise materials platform.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • The Sun came into the second half with a burst of energy sparked by back-to-back buckets from Miller.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Osvald Søe, 20, Wilson Eisner, 24, and Kieran Sargeant, 22, have all contributed to a developmental foundation that gives Varas’ club energy, athleticism, upside, and, at times, understandable volatility.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • There was diligence paid to scouting Bernard, and the Eagles were determined to land him.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • No matter the company reporting, Cramer urged investors to approach the busy week with diligence.
    Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Competitiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitiveness. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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