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competitiveness

American  
[kuhm-pet-i-tiv-nis] / kəmˈpɛt ɪ tɪv nɪs /

noun

  1. the tendency to perceive and approach activities in a competitive way.

  2. the quality of being useful or advantageous in competition with rivals.


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Other topics of the investor event could include capital returns, non-auto investments and China becoming an export base given cost competitiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

That’s often a sign of strong demand and competitiveness versus peers.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“I feel pretty comfortable that, when my day ends, they’re probably still having late-night meetings and working out how to increase their competitiveness and what they have to offer,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Vietnam is also a potentially lower-cost manufacturing location, compared with Singapore and Malaysia, which could improve UMS’s cost competitiveness and margins, the analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

On this day of high illegal competitiveness, no one noticed.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

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