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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actual competition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a real or genuine contest or rivalry, often in a business or sports context.
Example: "In the market, we are facing actual competition from several new startups that have emerged this year."
Alternatives: "real competition" or "genuine competition".
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(Actual competition starts on Monday).
Eliminating all signs of actual competition is a favored tactic.
No actual competition, however, was required -- and relatively little has materialized.
A day later, and the premiere of the first film in actual competition was a riot.
That's what the company would do in a parallel universe where it faced actual competition.
The actual competition will start Sunday in Willow, Alaska, about 50 miles to the north.
What about the actual competition at Saratoga compared with when you were grooming or training horses?
At Wimbledon, people haven't been talking about match fixing for at least a week, turning instead to the actual competition.
Safely distanced from actual competition, though, Francis found himself on Wednesday transported back into Mrs. Grieg's 11th-grade physics class.
The conventions feature all the preening of the Westminster Dog Show, but none of the drama or actual competition.
The buildup to the actual competition is perfectly paced, with the film never tipping its hand as to the winner.
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