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- noun Plural form of
rival . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
rival .
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Examples
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Wozniacki's words are unlikely to sit well with Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka, two of her title rivals here at the WTA Championships this week.
Caroline Wozniacki bemoans grunting opponents who 'do it on purpose' 2011
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In Serie A Milan produced a storming comeback with goals by Maxi López and Stephan El Shaarawy to win 2-1 at their title rivals Udinese as their strikers made light of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's absence.
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Celtic's manager watched his team fall 12 points behind their title rivals after drawing 0-0 with Hibernian at Celtic Park on Saturday.
Rangers' off-field problems may offer Celtic's Neil Lennon a lifeline 2011
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And when Glen Chapple and Sajid Mahmood succumbed to successive swinging deliveries, Warwickshire were well on their way to denying their title rivals a single batting bonus point.
Lancashire v Warwickshire | County Championship match report 2011
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The worst injury crisis suffered by Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United probably came in March 1998, when United's season unravelled with defeat to their title rivals Arsenal and elimination from the Champions League by Monaco.
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City made a bold statement to their title rivals as they stormed
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City made a bold statement to their title rivals as they stormed Old Trafford to claim a remarkable 6-1 win and move five points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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Arsenal trail United by four points with a game in hand and the May Day showdown in north London between the title rivals looks to be pivotal.
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The Chelsea manager said he had given up on challenging for the championship on Boxing Day but admitted that, with the title rivals all playing each other today, this had been his team's last chance to catch up.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Duncan White 2012
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But following on from league defeats to their title rivals Inter Milan and Napoli that virtually ruled them out of the scudetto race, this defeat leaves Roma's season hanging by a thread.
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