monopolize
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Watts says you may already be attached once you notice the signs—they start a fight after a big event in the partner’s life, give backhanded compliments, monopolize the conversation—but it’s not worth sticking around.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
Understanding just how China came to monopolize the rare-earth industry can help investors anticipate what’s coming next, making it easier to invest in the critical—and exceedingly volatile—sector.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
Section 2 states that any company which monopolizes or attempts to monopolize a market is guilty of a felony.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2024
“No small group of people should be able to monopolize what gets monetized,” Yaccarino said in the two-minute video.
From Slate • Aug. 7, 2024
That factor alone would explain why societies of thousands can exist only if they develop centralized authority to monopolize force and resolve conflicts.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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