monopoly
Example Sentences
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Compass responded by filing a federal antitrust lawsuit, claiming Zillow was using monopoly power to crush a competitor’s business model.
“Gail Slater was trying to enforce antitrust laws to protect the average American from monopolies and corporate cartels, particularly in the area of kitchen table issues.”
From Barron's
The DOJ's antitrust division is responsible for enforcing laws meant to promote competition and guard against illegal monopolies.
From BBC
For almost 10 years, he said he was blacklisted by Chavez’s oil managers, who barred him from directly buying supplies from state energy monopoly PdVSA, forcing him to work through government-allied intermediaries to acquire asphalt.
Because police have a monopoly on violence in their communities, the stakes of technological misuse can encompass life and death.
From Salon
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