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monopoly

[muh-nop-uh-lee] / məˈnɒp ə li /


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Creating an effective monopoly by issuing a patent to the same company that sets the price has led to predictable results.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

China holds a near monopoly on the production of polysilicon.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The suit argues that owning the Golden Globes would “solidify a vertical and horizontal monopoly on the awards market.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

It rejected the assumption that both shared: that public safety must remain an institutional monopoly.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The United States' brief monopoly on the world's most powerful weapon came to a sudden, shocking end.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Landlords would only accept tenants who applied using a broker, which meant many brokers had monopolies on full blocks of apartments, and sometimes whole neighborhoods.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

A simpler derivatives contract could hurt some of CME’s and Cboe’s most popular products, which critics characterize as monopolies.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

When Congress first created the FTC in the 1910s, it recognized that the agency’s mandates of protecting consumers and fighting monopolies should not be overly swayed by partisan politics.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

Even as the federal government battled monopolies in court, something else happened that made unprecedented fortunes possible—a revolutionary way of thinking about stock.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

As a result, Japanese food-processing companies enjoy local monopolies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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