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monopoly

[muh-nop-uh-lee] / məˈnɒp ə li /


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An activist investor has built a stake in a Japanese company it says has a lucrative monopoly on a material vital to artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The smartphone’s monopoly on our attention is vulnerable in the AI age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Indeed, rebuilding the U.S. military arsenal will require critical earths that China has a near monopoly on.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

There is no Old Firm monopoly on the sense of belonging and togetherness that young fans find through Ultras culture.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Part of the solution to that problem was for one person, the chief, to exercise a monopoly on the right to use force.

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




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