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

They are the definition of monopoly for high school sports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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

China holds a near monopoly on the production of polysilicon.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Absolute control through a monopoly was the goal, not merely building a successful business.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

The practice “may distort competition, stifle innovation, and potentially lead to monopolies or market concentration in strategic sectors,” as the Center for Strategic and International Studies put it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

Even as the federal government battled monopolies in court, something else happened that made unprecedented fortunes possible—a revolutionary way of thinking about stock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

These local monopolies are reinforced by the Japanese government, which obstructs the import of foreign processed food by imposing a 10-day quarantine, among other restrictions.

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