arms race
noun
: a race between hostile nations to accumulate or develop weapons
broadly
: an ever escalating race or competition
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At the pro level, the stakes are too high to not keep up the arms race.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The Liberty’s announcement is part of a growing arms race in the W.N.B.A. to build facilities that offer often lavish amenities.
—Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Without meaningful regulation or self-restraint by AI firms, the arms race between data-hungry bots and those attempting to defend open source infrastructure seems likely to escalate further, potentially deepening the crisis for the digital ecosystem that underpins the modern Internet.
—Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
The ballot-box arms race, then, hinges on the fate of SB-5 — and on Polis’ veto pen.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The Liberty’s announcement is part of a growing arms race in the W.N.B.A. to build facilities that offer often lavish amenities.
—Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Without meaningful regulation or self-restraint by AI firms, the arms race between data-hungry bots and those attempting to defend open source infrastructure seems likely to escalate further, potentially deepening the crisis for the digital ecosystem that underpins the modern Internet.
—Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
The ballot-box arms race, then, hinges on the fate of SB-5 — and on Polis’ veto pen.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Arms race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms%20race. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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