moat
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In the decades since then, it has become clear that Montezemolo’s innovation dug a moat around the company that no competitor has been able to cross.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Elon Musk’s rocket company is one of the most unique on the planet, handling more than half of all orbital launches worldwide and building its competitive moat through the pioneering use of reusable rockets.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“Not that many companies out there that have this kind of moat, which is a global wallet that everyone recognizes.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"It's got no moat but it has got a little railway I can drive around," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Pirates and Small World were converted to magnetic levitation, and they opened up Grand Canyon Land in the dry moat around Tom Sawyer’s Island.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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The Roman and Byzantine Empires, Lessons 5–7
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