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competitiveness

American  
[kuhm-pet-i-tiv-nis] / kəmˈpɛt ɪ tɪv nɪs /

noun

  1. the tendency to perceive and approach activities in a competitive way.

  2. the quality of being useful or advantageous in competition with rivals.


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Management’s ability to demonstrate product innovation is going to be important in addressing the debate of whether Wolter’s competitiveness remains robust in the AI era, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

They directly shape the medicines patients can access, the jobs communities depend on, the start-ups investors back, and the technologies that determine U.S. competitiveness.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

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

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