cornered
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China has “successfully cornered the market” for many components necessary for high-tech products, said Christopher Millward, former president of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The unharmed horse was eventually cornered by police, before being lassoed.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Harrison thought he had the animal cornered between two cars at one point, but no such luck — it slipped away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
D-Wave Quantum: The company has cornered the market for “annealing quantum,” an approach tailored to optimization tasks like logistics and data sampling.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
But Mr. Harding was out sick, and on my way to the cafeteria, JT cornered me in the hall.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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