Compete
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Both words in one sentence
- Compare and contrast Competitive Balance, where each character is designed to stand alone and compete with any of the others, rather than work together.
Source: An Adventurer Is You -
Puny Earthlings: Humans can't possibly compete with or stand up to vampires or werewolves, and it's implied that before the Cullens only werewolves could protect normal people from vampires.
Source: Literature / Twilight -
Plus, from a marketing stand point, a spring-to-fall schedule means MLS only has to compete against Major League Baseball and NASCAR in the US and the CFL in Canada for viewership during the summer.
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