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rivalries

  • plural
    of rivalry.
    rivalry
    noun
    the action, position, or relation of a rival or rivals; competition.

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Indonesia's police chief Suyudi Ario Seto told reporters on Thursday that the probe into wiretapping was "purely law enforcement and has nothing to do with rivalries or anything else".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Funerals are so important in some Ivorian communities they unleash competition and rivalries between families, said anthropologist Leo Montaz, who has studied the subject.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Hassabis says the leaders are in regular conversation about what they see inside the labs, despite the vicious personal rivalries of the humans leading the most valuable AI companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

While he was not an eyewitness to the shooting itself, he offered context about the feuds and rivalries that led up to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

This hatred went back to ancient rivalries and misunderstandings over religion and nationality.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren