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Job openings rose to historic levels, unemployment fell to its lowest point since the late 1960s and wages grew at their fastest pace in decades as businesses competed for talent.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Summer Olympics Paris, host of the 2024 Summer Olympics from July 26 to August 11, was bursting at the seams with activity as around 8 million visitors attended The Games, along with the 10,500 athletes who competed for glory.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
All in, of the 20 clubs that competed in Serie A in the season that has just finished, seven have made the switch to an SAF structure, although not all have been taken over.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, Vonn competed in two lower-tier FIS super-G races at Copper Mountain, Colorado, finishing 24th and 19th.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Sue competed against people nearly four decades younger than her.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The Chiefs have won three AFL championships (1962, 1966, and 1969) and competed in three Super Bowls since 2019, winning two of them (LIV and LVII).
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 19 Dec. 2024
Covington has not competed since that loss.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Hoskins competed for Australia in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics in the team pursuit and won the world title in the same event in 2015.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Summer Olympics Paris, host of the 2024 Summer Olympics from July 26 to August 11, was bursting at the seams with activity as around 8 million visitors attended The Games, along with the 10,500 athletes who competed for glory.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
All in, of the 20 clubs that competed in Serie A in the season that has just finished, seven have made the switch to an SAF structure, although not all have been taken over.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, Vonn competed in two lower-tier FIS super-G races at Copper Mountain, Colorado, finishing 24th and 19th.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Sue competed against people nearly four decades younger than her.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The Chiefs have won three AFL championships (1962, 1966, and 1969) and competed in three Super Bowls since 2019, winning two of them (LIV and LVII).
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 19 Dec. 2024
Covington has not competed since that loss.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Hoskins competed for Australia in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics in the team pursuit and won the world title in the same event in 2015.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Competed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competed. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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