monopolize

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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

“For every Element that they have been able to monopolize, we have two. I never thought it would come to this but perhaps, as with all things, the time has come,” he wrote Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“Right now individual companies are trying to monopolize the business and prevent that from happening,” said McMahon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

Section 2 states that any company which monopolizes or attempts to monopolize a market is guilty of a felony.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2024

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