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
Reflecting prevailing operating conditions, Sodexo downgraded its targets for the current fiscal year and said that this was a necessary step to restore the group’s competitiveness at scale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
"This will help power the UK's future economy, boost its global competitiveness and deliver on the country's national AI Opportunities Action Plan," the company wrote.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Poaching was perfectly legal in the Book Scavenger world, and some users claimed the competitiveness made it more fun, but Emily didn’t like to do it.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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