vies

present tense third-person singular of vie
as in competes
to engage in a contest vied with his colleagues for the coveted promotion

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Recent Examples of vies The move also comes as the United States vies with China in the race to dominate the artificial intelligence industry. Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
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  • Because Washington’s Zach Ertz has played his entire career in the NFC (previously with the Eagles, Cardinals and Lions) and the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce competes in the AFC, their teams have seldom met.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The documentary, from filmmaker Xander Robin and Artists Equity, is about an initiative undertaken by the Florida government during which the general public competes in a contest to remove invasive pythons from the Everglades.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Price contends the Jameson portion of the USGS report is outdate and inaccurate, pointing to a much more recent 2025 third-party review from Sproule ERCE energy consultants that estimates the Jameson basin could hold 9 billion net barrels of recoverable crude oil.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • First, the union contends that the employees hired after the equity increase was made have no obligation to repay any money.
    Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Vies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vies. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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