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Aviators and air-defense units have vied to be their side’s top air ace ever since the feats of Germany’s Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, in World War I.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Competitive skating began in the Fens in 1879, and since then speed skaters have vied for the world or Fenland title whenever a Fen has frozen long enough to allow the championships to be held.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

Its Claude AI models have vied for prominence with OpenAI's GPT series.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2023

The two superpowers have vied for influence in Africa, sending top officials on diplomatic missions to the continent in recent months.

From Washington Times • Feb. 17, 2023

If there had been any incentive to ambition, the colleges might have vied with one another 242 in their impossible task, or at least have gone far enough to bring about a reform.

From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John