monopoly

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Saudi Aramco, the Saudi oil monopoly, and Apple, the iPhone maker, are the only other companies in the world capable of producing so much cash.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Mahan said that “neither side has a monopoly on the truth,” and that government has to “bring people together and strike the right balance.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

As majority owner of Cuba’s monopoly telecommunications company, Gaesa controls all the revenue generated by internet and phone services.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The Financial Times’ Gideon Rachman has pointed out that China still has a monopoly on rare earth minerals, which they used to great advantage during the recent tariff war.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

We snuck into each other’s rooms by night to trade secrets, argue, commiserate, spy, and continue chess games and monopoly games that had begun days earlier.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride