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The Erie board feared it was an attempt to take over their company and monopolize the major New York railways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Federal Trade Commission is launching an antitrust probe into the company over whether it will try to monopolize the CPU market after launching its own chip.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

Understanding just how China came to monopolize the rare-earth industry can help investors anticipate what’s coming next, making it easier to invest in the critical—and exceedingly volatile—sector.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

On one side was Continental and Northwest, which claimed larger rival American Airlines had illegally lowered fares to monopolize certain markets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025

The ingredients for the visibilizer had to be delivered, and the sooner the better, but the baroness clearly intended to monopolize the rest of her morning.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Department of Justice in an epic antitrust case, alleging that Google monopolizes online advertising technology.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

On platforms such as Zoom, the screen monopolizes our interactions.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2022

“If the dominant male monopolizes the matings, then the effective population size is much smaller than it would be if all sexually mature males were able to mate,” she said.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021

However, Westbrook also leads the NBA in turnovers and has the second-highest “usage percentage” — how much of the time he monopolizes offensive plays — in NBA history, behind only Michael Jordan.

From Washington Post ● May 12, 2021

Few things please them better than a conversation on this subject, which from the absence of mental culture, almost wholly monopolizes their mind, despite the natural tendency of human intellect to a progressive development.

From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Shib Chunder Bose

With hiring managers prioritizing in-person work and AI able to tackle routine tasks that traditionally monopolized entry-level workers’ time, one could argue being agreeable is paramount.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

This pattern suggests that wealth and authority were not monopolized by a single powerful leader.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

It alleged that Live Nation and Ticketmaster monopolized various aspects of the live music industry, such as concert promotion, venue operations, artist management and ticketing services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

By 2022 China was supplying nearly 60% of wind turbines in a global market once monopolized by the West, and by 2024 the world’s top four turbine manufacturers were all Chinese.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

It was my job to post the sign-up list for bathing hours each week, so that no family monopolized the bathroom.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Though the businessman and Mormon missionary never mined for gold himself, he became California’s first millionaire by monopolizing the sale of supplies to those who did.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

That rule was designed to prevent any entity from monopolizing state funds for vehicles that weren’t ready for production and to provide a level playing field for smaller manufacturers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026

At issue was the definition of the market that Meta was allegedly monopolizing.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

“We've seen over the last decade or so, manufacturers have realized that they can make a lot of money by monopolizing repair of their devices,” Jason Koebler, a tech journalist at 404 Media, told NPR.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2024

Then some 600 million years ago, the monopolizing grip of the algae was broken and an enormous proliferation of new lifeforms emerged, an event called the Cambrian explosion.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan