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cannibalize

[kan-uh-buh-lahyz] / ˈkæn ə bəˌlaɪz /
VERB
salvage
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When executed carefully, deploying Disney IP in one flywheel node can actually increase demand in the others, not cannibalize it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

But there is reason to doubt that traders’ interest in the new products will cannibalize exchanges to the degree that investors fear.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 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

Defying fears that artificial intelligence could cannibalize the software sector, Figma achieved record revenue in its latest quarter as its customer growth and sales accelerated.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 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 initiative will likely be a test to whether it cannibalizes higher-priced attendance on other days, Reese said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025

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

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

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

“It dwindled down to 16 functioning buses, and the rest were being cannibalized in order to maintain a minimum level of functioning buses.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025

Unfortunately for Holly, in her haste she’d grabbed one of the helmets cannibalized by Artemis Fowl.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

“They’re cannibalizing their own products rather than creating incremental demand.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

MLV and PVF merged after sharing a similar vision and joining forces to avoid cannibalizing the market.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

And rather than cannibalizing demand for classical computing, the firm expects demand to ramp up, to the tune of $100 billion by 2040.

From Barron's ● May 6, 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

And she had started cannibalizing parts of her city to add on to its height.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore


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