monopoly
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The history of global corporations arguably began in 1600, when a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I granted the British East India Company a monopoly on Asian sea trade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The days when STV was a monopoly with "a licence to print money" are a distant memory.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
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
Recent trade tensions have made investors more starkly aware of China’s monopoly on mining rare earth minerals.
From Barron's • May 19, 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
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