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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The U.K. and Germany are experiencing economic challenges as high electricity costs diminish industrial competitiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
But it is also a long, long way from competitiveness.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Ruto argued the line would slash logistics costs that "undermine competitiveness" in east Africa.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
“I had written a book on writing once …” How did professional jealousy, competitiveness, possessiveness, or, on the brighter side, tenderness, collaborative spirit and generosity play out as you wrote a writing book together?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
To boost his competitiveness Bobby spent hours after school at the Grand Army Plaza library reading almost every chess book on the shelves.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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