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moat

[moht] / moʊt /
NOUN
ditch
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The SEC’s proposed rule would strengthen the company’s strategic moat, Palmer says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

“Nvidia’s fundamentals are strong, and its recent earnings announcements and guidance gave investors confidence that it continues to have strong demand and a pretty significant moat in its chip business,” Wettemann said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

It is hard to predict when that will happen, but spinoff or not, L3Harris has a precious moat in a product that is desperately needed, with a growth rate that likely exceeds peers’.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

“When you become the biggest stock in the world, there’s a target on your back from people trying to chip away at your moat, and I think that’s part of what we’re seeing.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

He strode across the moat to confront the small man there.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

“This de-rating has gone too far with regards to the AI concerns and we think Wolters’s competitive moats remain robust,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Chintalapalli views Amazon and Microsoft as value plays because both companies boast durable economic moats and strong earnings power while trading at reasonable discounts compared with their historical norms and peer group.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Arya expects that Nvidia’s earnings report in August will show investors that the company still has “its moats in products, pricing and supply chain,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

VanEck CEO Jan Van Eck argues the memory-chip stocks don’t have competitive moats, and notes their profit explosion is driven by temporary pricing power over sales volumes.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

A few taller buildings stood up out of the floodwaters like castles with moats, and the tops of palm trees and electric poles sprouted from the water like mangroves.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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