competitiveness
Americannoun
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the tendency to perceive and approach activities in a competitive way.
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the quality of being useful or advantageous in competition with rivals.
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In February, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers proposed legislation for a commission to examine America’s competitiveness in robotics, citing supply-chain risks and manufacturing challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“Integrating Europe’s capital markets to better channel high household savings towards productive investments in the EU will be essential,” ex- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi concluded in his landmark 2024 report on continental competitiveness.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
But it is also a long, long way from competitiveness.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Bill Plaschke spoke a quiet and perhaps unintended truth in his column praising the competitiveness of the World Baseball Classic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
Features of American wild plants also contributed to the lesser competitiveness of Native American food production.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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