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rivals

  • plural
    of rival.
    rival
    noun
    a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
  • present tense form
    of rival (3rd person singular).
    rival
    noun
    a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.

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For Netflix, that means looking outside of its once-unimpeachable red walls and embracing more reluctant partnerships with rivals, while cutting costs and overhauling old practices wherever possible.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The bank has a market value of around $155 billion, below that of American rivals Morgan Stanley, at $280 billion, and Goldman Sachs, at around $260 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

UniCredit wants to create a European banking behemoth better able to take on bigger US rivals, arguing that a merger would strengthen the region's fragmented banking sector.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

But it was his ambitious proposal to bring together regional rivals India and China, alongside Nepal, to tackle these shared threats that drew particular attention.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The story of the Theban family rivals that of the House of Atreus in fame and for the same reason.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton