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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
vie .
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Examples
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The vies were a wealthy corporate executive -- male -- and a professional woman athlete. "
Forgetfulness ISCARS 2010
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Throughout successive drafts the "Progress" title vies for preference with "The
Progress of Society 2006
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(My photo: as above) ... complete with Versailles-sized mirrors, rich wallpapers, chandeliers and fine furniture, the huge collection of paintings and sculptures vies valiantly with the effusion of decorative arts.
Peter Clothier: Big Day at LACMA Peter Clothier 2010
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The violence nonetheless comes at an awkward time for Mr. Wang as he vies with other frontrunners—notably Bo Xilai, his successor as party chief in the southwestern city of Chongqing—for the most powerful portfolios on the Standing Committee.
Unease in 'Happy Guangdong' Jeremy Page 2011
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(My photo: as above) ... complete with Versailles-sized mirrors, rich wallpapers, chandeliers and fine furniture, the huge collection of paintings and sculptures vies valiantly with the effusion of decorative arts.
Peter Clothier: Big Day at LACMA Peter Clothier 2010
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(My photo: as above) ... complete with Versailles-sized mirrors, rich wallpapers, chandeliers and fine furniture, the huge collection of paintings and sculptures vies valiantly with the effusion of decorative arts.
Peter Clothier: Big Day at LACMA Peter Clothier 2010
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The discipline of the crew is thrown into disarray as everybody on board vies for the attention of the new steamy Senator.
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But she has since become a public face of the Tea Party and its radical reshaping of the Republican party, and now vies with the likes of Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman in name recognition and exposure.
Christine O'Donnell debates Chris Coons in Delaware - as it happened Richard Adams 2010
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The discipline of the crew is thrown into disarray as everybody on board vies for the attention of the new steamy Senator.
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(My photo: as above) ... complete with Versailles-sized mirrors, rich wallpapers, chandeliers and fine furniture, the huge collection of paintings and sculptures vies valiantly with the effusion of decorative arts.
Peter Clothier: Big Day at LACMA Peter Clothier 2010
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