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Cross-badging carries the risk that a Nissan version of a vehicle could cannibalise sales for the Renault equivalent or vice-versa.

From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2023

The Challenger 2 is no longer in production and even the British Army has had to cannibalise some spare parts from its existing fleet.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2023

"We're still not sure whether this will cannibalise the Trans Saharan pipeline or run alongside it," he says.

From BBC • May 15, 2022

It is a relationship so close that the place at which one ends and the other begins can be difficult to pinpoint and the two regularly cannibalise one another.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2014

It is more complicated in countries with a well-established download market, such as America and Britain, where industry executives worry that streaming may cannibalise downloads.

From Economist • Mar. 20, 2014