moat
Example Sentences
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The analysts expect sentiment around Netflix to improve as the streaming platform’s growth prospects, opportunity to boost monetization and competitive moat come back into focus, they say.
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 Literature
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Spin off the pieces and you destroy the moat.
From MarketWatch
Taking its name from medieval castles, long-term investors dub a dominant company’s ability to maintain its edge a “moat.”
CEO Mike Mahoney came in 15 years ago and transformed the company, moving it into faster-growing areas, making it more innovative, and widening its moat.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.