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Recent Examples of competitiveness
Minnesota ranks 44th for overall tax competitiveness and has the sixth-highest personal income tax rate, per the report.
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
While the minimum wage adjustment naturally impacts certain employee groups, Buyukpepe said the company manages this within a balanced compensation framework that prioritizes fairness, competitiveness and long-term retention rather than focusing on isolated percentages.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
The Bears have won two of the last three meetings with the Packers to ignite a dose of competitiveness into the rivalry.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Participants also took a personality assessment called the High Potential Trait Indicator (HTPI), which measures six traits including competitiveness and tolerance of ambiguity.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 8, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026
The companies that drive American competitiveness today generate value through technological breakthroughs, platform ecosystems, and bold strategic bets.
—Shane Goodwin, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The industry responded with more than $450 million to influence the 2024 elections, and the federal government, in turn, went after clean energy with a wrecking ball in 2025 — a shortsighted move that spells trouble for electricity bills, clean air, and America’s technological competitiveness.
—Anshul Gupta, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
His model views university systems as the foundation of national competitiveness, with engineers receiving training in leadership to pursue entrepreneurship.
—Connie Etemadi, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
The government increased the number of obstacles to undermine the competitiveness of elections, the ability to run an organized campaign, and this has included not just terrible regulations, but arrests and prohibitions.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitiveness
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In addition to its military value, Greenland has uranium, iron, and rare earth minerals, a group of 17 metals valued for their use in advanced industries from smartphones to MRI machines to weapons systems.—
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Gilbert had two decades of experience in the television industry under his belt before pursuing the idea of following an American family through a period in their lives amid a palpable societal and generational shift across the country.—
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His reckless decision to escalate the aggression and number of immigration agents is a causal factor, regardless of the outcome of an investigation into this tragic death.—
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When the music dissolves into an ethereal, ambient soundscape and a psychedelic, spiritual journey, that’s where finding the right amount of energy, aggression, violence, and grief, to support the story and to explain things that the dialog couldn’t, was the most challenging part.—
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The best coaches get the most out of you in many ways, sometimes motivation and accountability being the biggest.—
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But his account of the motivation for the attack shifted.—
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The common thread may be America’s determination to challenge China and its dominance of critical minerals.—
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She's inspired by Morris' determination and compassion.—
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Not many of these goals have been achieved; Petro’s Presidential initiatives have been largely symbolic.—
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Now that a hotel tax hike San Diego voters approved in 2020 is on firm legal ground, the city is preparing to start spending millions of dollars on some key civic initiatives this fiscal year — fixing up its aging convention center and addressing homelessness.—
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Loftin will oversee Southern Bancorp's enterprise operations and integration efforts currently underway, according to a release.—
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The firm cited the strength of Dell’s AI server orders, stability of its AI operating markets and expanding opportunities enterprise server and storage for the call.—
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When the weather turns chilly, plants naturally enter a state of dormancy and draw energy down from their leaves and stems into their roots, which helps plants survive the cold without damage.—
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Rheinmetall’s new technology is key for the energy transition in the field of hydrogen production.—
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Historical classification files, supplier certifications, routing documentation, communications with logistics providers and internal compliance manuals and training records are among the assets Bini said companies should be compiling with a high level of diligence.—
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His diligence and selflessness will be assets throughout his career.—
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“Competitiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitiveness. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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