moat
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“When you become the biggest stock in the world, there’s a target on your back from people trying to chip away at your moat, and I think that’s part of what we’re seeing.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Regulation typically hurts upstarts, so OpenAI may be hoping to build a regulatory moat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
"This gives them profitability that helps to produce a moat between them and smaller firms" who cannot maintain the same level of spending and research investment, he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
This digital infrastructure is a significant moat for Palantir, Larry Goldberg, managing partner of venture-capital firm Lumasenti, told MarketWatch earlier this week.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Matthias stepped onto the secret bridge, then heard Kaz hiss when the icy waters of the moat closed over his feet.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Arya expects that Nvidia’s earnings report in August will show investors that the company still has “its moats in products, pricing and supply chain,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Rakhlenko wrote that this further raises questions around share loss and Tractor Supply’s business moats.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Software companies got so highly valued in part because they had recurring, subscription-based revenue and large moats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Those are stocks with durable competitive moats, high return on invested capital, shareholder-friendly management and room to reinvest some of their cash for future growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
I ate breakfast cheerily, watching the dust moats stirring in the sunlight that streamed in the back window.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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