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When executed carefully, deploying Disney IP in one flywheel node can actually increase demand in the others, not cannibalize it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

That said, the plans suggest a vehicle similar to the Model Y, which means Tesla could “partially cannibalize its own sales” if it moves forward with the effort, Nelson told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

In this case, it has come from states that have legalized sports betting, such as Nevada, and are worried that the prediction markets could cannibalize their legal offerings and evade their gambling regulations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

Worries about AI’s ability to cannibalize other areas of tech —particularly software—before moving on to other industries have been weighing on markets this week and last, aside from a brief bounce.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

I dread the time when I shall have to cannibalize the recorder.

From The Issahar Artifacts by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

They think investors will be focused on whether Foundayo cannibalizes any demand for Lily’s other weight-loss drug Zepbound.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

The initiative will likely be a test to whether it cannibalizes higher-priced attendance on other days, Reese said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025

Then there is the ongoing debate in the industry over whether internet gambling cannibalizes physical casinos.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024

For Meta, there’s risk that Threads cannibalizes Instagram’s revenue over Twitter’s.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2023

“It may be better that Telenor cannibalizes itself than someone else doing it.”

From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2018

Reddit, once the internet’s premier place to talk about the news, was cannibalized by invite-only chatroom platforms like Discord and Telegram.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

This time around, yield-sharing between platforms is more common, which has reduced overall outflows but also cannibalized off-platform holdings, Engel explained.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

He said that 24 of the last 42 net new U.S. warehouse openings were affecting Costco’s existing markets, “with many of these cannibalized locations being extremely high-volume.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 5, 2026

“It dwindled down to 16 functioning buses, and the rest were being cannibalized in order to maintain a minimum level of functioning buses.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025

There was even a song people in the book sang, and soon everyone all over the messed-up, invaded, and cannibalized planet began to hear the song constantly in their heads.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

Rothschild expects Apple to sell 14 million units in fiscal year 2027, “conservatively” cannibalizing just 2% of traditional iPhone sales.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

But it must be actively defeated; it would be a grave mistake to assume it will dissipate after losing momentum or cannibalizing itself.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026

The strong print wasn’t enough to calm investors’ fears about AI cannibalizing the information-technology and consulting sectors.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

The advent of data analytics showed that Goodwill could cluster stores closer together than previously believed without cannibalizing sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

And she had started cannibalizing parts of her city to add on to its height.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore