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monopoly

[muh-nop-uh-lee] / məˈnɒp ə li /


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Saudi Aramco, the Saudi oil monopoly, and Apple, the iPhone maker, are the only other companies in the world capable of producing so much cash.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Mahan said that “neither side has a monopoly on the truth,” and that government has to “bring people together and strike the right balance.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

As majority owner of Cuba’s monopoly telecommunications company, Gaesa controls all the revenue generated by internet and phone services.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The Financial Times’ Gideon Rachman has pointed out that China still has a monopoly on rare earth minerals, which they used to great advantage during the recent tariff war.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Early states had a hereditary leader with a title equivalent to king, like a super paramount chief and exercising an even greater monopoly of information, decision making, and power.

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




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