cannibalize
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Furthermore, he worries that AI “could cannibalize the core business, which would drive weaker returns on invested capital.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Ships break down, sailors have to cannibalize parts, and the fleet fires weapons faster than the nation can replenish them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
“In fact, we believe hyperscalers are more likely to attempt head-on competition, going after GPU cloud business as the natural adjacency to traditional cloud,” which could cannibalize CoreWeave’s business.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
In this case, it has come from states that have legalized sports betting, such as Nevada, and are worried that the prediction markets could cannibalize their legal offerings and evade their gambling regulations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
I dread the time when I shall have to cannibalize the recorder.
From The Issahar Artifacts by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone
They think investors will be focused on whether Foundayo cannibalizes any demand for Lily’s other weight-loss drug Zepbound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
The conference was scheduled to further debate whether internet gambling cannibalizes physical casinos later in the day on Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
Media executives are trying to build profitable streaming services even as cable providers argue they are subsidizing a business that cannibalizes their own.
From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2023
For Meta, there’s risk that Threads cannibalizes Instagram’s revenue over Twitter’s.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2023
The theater group’s Sunday statement rejected the notion that the simultaneous releases make financial sense for Disney, arguing that Disney+ revenue cannibalizes later video-on-demand sales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2021
Reddit, once the internet’s premier place to talk about the news, was cannibalized by invite-only chatroom platforms like Discord and Telegram.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
“The shows cannibalized themselves by making their show available in snack-size clips after the network airing,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Google has also shown that AI has expanded, not cannibalized, its search-engine business.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
This time around, yield-sharing between platforms is more common, which has reduced overall outflows but also cannibalized off-platform holdings, Engel explained.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
Unfortunately for Holly, in her haste she’d grabbed one of the helmets cannibalized by Artemis Fowl.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
“We are seeing growing evidence that AI is augmenting workflows rather than cannibalizing them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
But it must be actively defeated; it would be a grave mistake to assume it will dissipate after losing momentum or cannibalizing itself.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026
The strong print wasn’t enough to calm investors’ fears about AI cannibalizing the information-technology and consulting sectors.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
In previous investment cycles, Meta would launch new formats to keep up with competitors at the cost of cannibalizing its existing products.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025
Sometimes these projects acquired construction materials by cannibalizing old monuments, thereby hastening the process of creating ruins.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
