monopoly

Example Sentences

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“Men have no monopoly on loneliness, but it is a massive issue,” says McCarthy over an early morning Zoom from his Manhattan apartment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

FSE said football's world governing body has "abused its monopoly position" in setting prices for the tournament, which begins on 11 June.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Neuroscience, Mr. Pollan claims, has “yet to identify the biological structures necessary to generate consciousness,” and humans should not assume “a monopoly on sentience.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

A firm can secure this monopoly power through patents, but that wasn’t the case with the second-line TB drugs.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French