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Recent Examples of vie
The scandal arose as early voting began in Texas, with Gonzales vying for the Republican candidacy for his district in the primaries.
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Mar. 2026
Through favors and coercion, both couples vie for the approval of the elitist club’s Korean billionaire owner, Chairwoman Park (Youn Yuh-hung), who struggles to manage her own scandal involving her second husband, Doctor Kim (Song Kang-ho).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Political headwinds were strong, noted Demings, who is vying to be the Democratic Party’s candidate for Florida governor.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Similarly, the Atlanta Hawks, another team the Heat are vying with in the East play-in/playoff race, upgraded at the deadline, adding Jonathan Kuminga from the Golden State Warriors, now on a hot streak of their own, with five straight victories.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Mar. 2026
Through favors and coercion, both couples vie for the approval of the elitist club’s Korean billionaire owner, Chairwoman Park (Youn Yuh-hung), who struggles to manage her own scandal involving her second husband, Doctor Kim (Song Kang-ho).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Political headwinds were strong, noted Demings, who is vying to be the Democratic Party’s candidate for Florida governor.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Similarly, the Atlanta Hawks, another team the Heat are vying with in the East play-in/playoff race, upgraded at the deadline, adding Jonathan Kuminga from the Golden State Warriors, now on a hot streak of their own, with five straight victories.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vie
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Executives have been preaching the virtues of consolidation, framing it as the only way for legacy media companies to compete with technology companies.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Implats, which competes with Valterra and Sibanye-Stillwater in the platinum group metals market, has a long-standing presence in Zimbabwe, having steadily built its stake in Zimplats in the early 2000s and become the dominant owner, holding more than 80% of the company.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 jobs in February 2026, contradicting expectations for job growth, and the author contends this represents a fundamental weakness in the administration’s economic narrative.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation and ACLU of Northern California contend that ALPR cameras facilitate unconstitutional, warrantless searches given officers have no requirement to prove probable cause of a crime when searching the plate data.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Vie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vie. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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