monopoly

Example Sentences

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The smartphone’s monopoly on our attention is vulnerable in the AI age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

He said 80% of his leads come from Rightmove which has a "monopoly on the market".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But the government retains its monopoly over the use of force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

"We will keep fighting this case without the federal government so that we can secure justice for all those harmed by Live Nation's monopoly."

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Totalitarian systems depend on a monopoly of information and force, and too much information started to slip through the Iron Curtain, thanks to the spread of fax machines, telephones, and, eventually, the personal computer.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman