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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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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