monopoly
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The days when STV was a monopoly with "a licence to print money" are a distant memory.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Fender’s demand, if successful, “would establish a monopoly, limiting sales and restricting choice for musicians everywhere,” owner Lisa Lerman wrote online.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Saudi Aramco, the Saudi oil monopoly, and Apple, the iPhone maker, are the only other companies in the world capable of producing so much cash.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Recent trade tensions have made investors more starkly aware of China’s monopoly on mining rare earth minerals.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Totalitarian systems depend on a monopoly of information and force, and too much information started to slip through the Iron Curtain, thanks to the spread of fax machines, telephones, and, eventually, the personal computer.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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