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monopoly

[muh-nop-uh-lee] / məˈnɒp ə li /


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A jury ruled Live Nation an illegal monopoly last month, a decision the company said it would fight.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Wall Street is now awaiting the judge to rule on how the court will seek to mitigate the monopoly ruling.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“No longer is education a monopoly, but rather a competition for families to select the best programs for their child, such as Dual Language Programs, Career Pathways, and so on,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Opec has leverage now, but not a monopoly.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Ultimately, one tends to avoid him, for the universal characteristic of children is to assume that they have a monopoly on trouble, and therefore a monopoly on you.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin




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