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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There is now bipartisan consensus that open-source AI matters for American competitiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
These firms are vulnerable to stock prices declines upon any disappointments in their demand outlooks or competitiveness.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
These priorities reflect a judgment that concentrated funding in emerging technologies serves long-term American competitiveness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 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
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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