competitiveness

noun

Definition of competitivenessnext
as in industry

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  1. industry
  2. aggression
  3. motivation
  4. determination
  5. initiative
  6. enterprise
  7. energy
  8. diligence
Noun
  • The industry also faces the possibility that Trump will follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on products imported from Mexico and Canada, where all three Detroit automakers have factories in Mexico and Canada.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • When he was arrested, police found a gun and a silencer, a handwritten document that refers to the health care industry and a notebook, officials have said.
    Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of industry
Noun
  • Speaking alongside Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin highlighted the part of the pact that allows the potential use of Russian nuclear warheads deployed to Belarus in response to an aggression.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But over the past decade, Gabbard's views on Russian aggression in Europe have evolved in a particularly dramatic fashion.
    Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of aggression
Noun
  • In thriving learning cultures—those rich in motivation, curiosity, and collaboration—AI has the potential to enhance learning.
    Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In this exclusive trailer drop, Kinzinger can be seen outlining his motivations.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of motivation
Noun
  • But the tribunal was not counting on the determination of Kaechele, who swiftly appealed its decision in the supreme court.
    Elizabeth Fortescue, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Dangerous, and often unscripted moments, like the ones described above have happened to a number of motorists across the country in 2024, leaving many to rely on their sheer wit and determination to survive.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of determination
Noun
  • Many countries today do not need to be cajoled by Trump’s negotiators to align with U.S. de-risking initiatives; China’s economic slowdown and rising national security concerns about reliance on Chinese-centric supply chains provide incentive enough.
    Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The success of these initiatives hinges on one critical factor: clean, reliable data.
    Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of initiative
Noun
  • Since then, the enterprise has enlarged its product range to 32 items and expanded to other US areas with a prominent Polish-American population.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The priorities for the new office include using generative AI for command and control, autonomous drones, intelligence, weapons testing and even for enterprise management like financial systems and human resources.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of enterprise
Noun
  • When Saudi Arabia, endowed with plentiful reserves of oil and gas, scrambles to build nuclear power plants, the country is not meeting its energy needs.
    Thomas Bass Author, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Electrification will also boost the battery energy storage market and charging stations with about 24.1mn charging stations sold per annum in 2035 from about 5.6mn units sold in 2024.
    Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of energy
Noun
  • There are some people for whom delaying urinating can be more dangerous than usual, necessitating more diligence.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Standing out in one of these areas will surely be a yellow flag in the diligence process and could lead to investors looking elsewhere.
    Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of diligence
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