in competition with
idiom
: trying to succeed against
These products are in competition with each other.
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In 2015, the police department suspended Truong’s outside work permit to investigate whether his management and ownership of a private security firm presented a conflict of interest that put him in competition with his employer.
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
But the United States remains out of sync with its allies on two of the biggest strategic questions: the role that regional free-trade agreements should play in competition with China and the ultimate goal of allied policy toward China.
—Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
In theory, a tax on imports would give domestic producers a leg up in competition with foreign manufacturers, Christopher Conlon, a professor of economics at New York University who studies trade, told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety Sunday’s show did air in competition with the NFL, though the Texans-Bears game was of a much lower profile than the playoff game that drew viewers away from the Emmys in January.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
But the United States remains out of sync with its allies on two of the biggest strategic questions: the role that regional free-trade agreements should play in competition with China and the ultimate goal of allied policy toward China.
—Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
In theory, a tax on imports would give domestic producers a leg up in competition with foreign manufacturers, Christopher Conlon, a professor of economics at New York University who studies trade, told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety Sunday’s show did air in competition with the NFL, though the Texans-Bears game was of a much lower profile than the playoff game that drew viewers away from the Emmys in January.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
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