arms race
noun
: a race between hostile nations to accumulate or develop weapons
broadly : an ever escalating race or competition
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These days this pursuit of perfection takes the form of an arms race toward maximum hyperreal clarity, a mode of vision beyond the capabilities of the naked eye. —
Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 The evolutionary arms race A highly intelligent, 19-meter-long cephalopod actively hunting and crushing prey suggests that the Cretaceous evolutionary arms race wasn’t entirely dominated by vertebrates. —Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, tech giants are engaged in an arms race to build out their AI capabilities, including building hundreds of data centers or buying AI startups. —Alain Sherter, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 Programs are spending tens of millions annually on rosters, creating an escalating arms race across conferences. —Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arms race
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Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 The evolutionary arms race A highly intelligent, 19-meter-long cephalopod actively hunting and crushing prey suggests that the Cretaceous evolutionary arms race wasn’t entirely dominated by vertebrates. —Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, tech giants are engaged in an arms race to build out their AI capabilities, including building hundreds of data centers or buying AI startups. —Alain Sherter, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 Programs are spending tens of millions annually on rosters, creating an escalating arms race across conferences. —Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arms race
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“Arms race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/arms%20race. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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