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enter the fray

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enter the fray
to become involved in a very competitive situation. Cable TV companies have entered the fray, using their high-speed lines to provide Internet access.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of fray (= a physical fight involving a lot of people)
See also: enter, fray

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Delta's plan, which will likely be more reliant on equity than cash, will establish a new mark that could force US Airways to raise its bid or encourage another airline to enter the fray.
Suzuki is the latest to enter the fray, with its 2007 SX4, which evolved from the Suzuki Swift.
If secularists are disappointed with the present course of their democracy, maybe they should sever their safe and antiseptic dependence upon intellectual and governmental institutions, drop the hyperbole, and--perish the thought--pinch a page or two from Christian evangelism's well-worn and sweat-soaked handbook: save the condescending smirks, hit the pavement, knock on some doors, and enter the fray.
 
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