oligopoly
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The global HBM market is currently a three-way oligopoly, with Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron already shipping their next-generation HBM4 chips.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Hard drives capture about 80% of cloud storage, and are made by a disciplined oligopoly.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
The oligopoly of Meta, Google and Amazon is expected to strengthen its dominance in the global digital-advertising market this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
"The problem with this industry is that the supply chain is an oligopoly and sometimes even a duopoly."
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Instead, we have an oligopoly of dominant banks that issue them: JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, American Express, Citigroup and Capital One, which together account for about 70% of all transactions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
Vocabulary lists containing oligopoly
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Chapter 6, Sections 1–4
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