Word: competitor
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...know, one that sounds like a roaring, rollicking Swoosh? Nike, the $18 billion sporting giant, knows a tough competitor when it sees one, and when it sees one, it attacks. So it surprised no one that as Under Armour announced it would try to revive the long-dead cross-training category (which basically describes shoes you can use to run, lift weights, jump rope or channel surf), Nike pounced. The company launched its SPARQ trainers--as the company puts it, kicks built for Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction and Quickness--a month ahead of the May debut of Under Armour...
...Afghan parliament this week passed a law banning Tulsi and competitor Bollywood serials such as Tests of Life and Waiting, calling them immoral, anti-Islamic and a threat to Afghan culture. Apparently nobody told the religious leaders who, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan last fall, petitioned broadcasters to delay Tulsi, in order to accommodate evening prayers. It wasn't just that the Mullahs were losing their flock to an Indian temptress; some made clear that they didn't want to miss an episode themselves...
Marathon Asset Management, a competitor for the lumber company, had previously offered to pay $530 million to Pacific’s bondholders...
...They’re a respected competitor, and we just went out hard against them,” Allard said. “We just tried to be more aggressive offensively, and that was the key today...
...second Tigers competitor finished +12, placing her behind Balmert, Sheldon, and senior captain Jessica Hazlett—who finished in fifth—and just one stroke ahead of junior Ali Bode...