Illustration: On a community athletics track, two adult runners race shoulder to shoulder toward the same taut finishing tape. Both lean forward with fierce concentration, each stealing a sideways glance to check whether the other has gained even a few centimeters. Their strides and effort are closely matched.

ライバル

raibaru

rival, competitor

Example sentences

彼かれはライバル会社かいしゃに引ひき抜ぬかれました。
He was poached by a rival company.
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彼かれは自分じぶんのライバルをひどくこきおろした。
He criticized his rival severely.
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私わたしたちはライバルに価格競争かかくきょうそうで敗やぶれた。
We lost out to our rival in price competition.
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