competitiveness
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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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These firms are vulnerable to stock prices declines upon any disappointments in their demand outlooks or competitiveness.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
A lower rupee could well help bump up India's exports competitiveness and in comparison to past crises, Delhi's comfortable forex cover gives it adequate cushion to tide over the crisis, experts say.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Even Marcus Smart, known for his competitiveness and defensive tenacity, missed his seventh straight game with right ankle soreness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 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
I was feeling our old competitiveness despite myself.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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