arms race

noun

: a race between hostile nations to accumulate or develop weapons

broadly : an ever escalating race or competition

Examples of arms race in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Apple Intelligence launched last June and represents Apple’s effort to join the AI arms race, which has transformed the tech sector and helped boost a newer player, Nvidia, into the ranks of the elite. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024 This is an arms race that no one can avoid being a part of. —

Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024 In the mid-1950s, during the London talks when Eisenhower was the president and Bulganin was the leader on the Soviet side, there was a very interesting opportunity that was missed to prevent an arms race that took off. —

Tharin Pillay, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024 Biden’s secret shift this year does not yet amount to launching such an arms race. —

Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for arms race

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