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.
Example Sentences
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As Prof Marian Chertow of Yale University puts it: "Robotics coupled with AI-driven vision systems offers the greatest potential for improving material recovery, worker experience, and economic competitiveness in the recycling sector."
From BBC • May 4, 2026
One of Google’s big artificial-intelligence advantages is its custom chip business, and the company is stepping up the competitiveness of its products in a potential challenge to Nvidia.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
The hope is that allowing exports will boost profits and investment in Japan’s relatively small defense industry and enhance its competitiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
In the 1980s, "we were told that free trade and globalisation were the most fantastic things, and in Brazil we were rather against them," owing to poor competitiveness, Lula said.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
He played Old Maid with Karen and Matt with the same competitiveness as when he battled Japanese pilots in the Pacific.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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