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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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
Florida ranks fifth for tax competitiveness but is considered to have the most regressive tax system in the U.S.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
There is now bipartisan consensus that open-source AI matters for American competitiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
Like any other scientists, mathematicians are motivated by a complex of emotions including healthy doses of jealousy, arrogance, and competitiveness.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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