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monopoly

[muh-nop-uh-lee] / məˈnɒp ə li /


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A jury ruled Live Nation an illegal monopoly last month, a decision the company said it would fight.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Opec has leverage now, but not a monopoly.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The lawsuit comes a week after a federal jury in Manhattan found that Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had operated a monopoly over major concert venues, controlling 86% of the concert market.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Why, Smith asked, must a sovereign’s central bank hold the monopoly on currency issuance?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

A firm can secure this monopoly power through patents, but that wasn’t the case with the second-line TB drugs.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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