monopoly

Wilkinson’s calculation: she had cited math to support her argument that the combination of Microsoft and Activision wouldn’t be a monopoly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The ORR said, external it was "a significant step forward" in introducing competition on the route, where Eurostar has held a monopoly on passenger services since the tunnel opened in 1994.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Creating an effective monopoly by issuing a patent to the same company that sets the price has led to predictable results.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

But it does show that the state’s current monopoly over the legal meaning of public safety is not natural.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 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

Landlords would only accept tenants who applied using a broker, which meant many brokers had monopolies on full blocks of apartments, and sometimes whole neighborhoods.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

When Congress first created the FTC in the 1910s, it recognized that the agency’s mandates of protecting consumers and fighting monopolies should not be overly swayed by partisan politics.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

To prevent some economic actors from having undue power over markets, we need to revitalize the tools we created in the late 1800s to fight monopolies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Steyer said he would reduce costs by taking on special interests and bringing about structural change and breaking up monopolies.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

As a result, Japanese food-processing companies enjoy local monopolies.

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