cannibalize
Example Sentences
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The advent of data analytics showed that Goodwill could cluster stores closer together than previously believed without cannibalizing sales.
The company said the new service did not cannibalize its higher-fee platform, but it does not break out the number of subscribers on its ad-supported tier.
From New York Times
It also said sales managers sold steeply discounted supplies to distributors known to resell HP products outside their own territories, "cannibalizing" sales from local distributors and violating company policy.
From Reuters
And then, suddenly, they discover that the upstarts have cannibalized their markets.
From New York Times
Instead of cannibalizing each other’s voters, Ms. Haley and Mr. Scott, he said, could consolidate their resources if one of them were to suspend their presidential bid to support the other.
From New York Times
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