arms race
noun
: a race between hostile nations to accumulate or develop weapons
broadly
: an ever escalating race or competition
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The amenities arms race has been brewing for a while as renters have come to expect more from the rising price tag of apartment living.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 May 2024
In the latest twist in our understanding of this arms race, Gough and his colleagues describe in new research published in Biology Letters that tiger beetles — big-eyed, long-legged insects with pincer-like jaws — produce their own ultrasound in response to a bat's ultrasound.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 May 2024
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 May 2024
In the latest twist in our understanding of this arms race, Gough and his colleagues describe in new research published in Biology Letters that tiger beetles — big-eyed, long-legged insects with pincer-like jaws — produce their own ultrasound in response to a bat's ultrasound.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 May 2024
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“Arms race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms%20race. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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