monopoly
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Recent trade tensions have put China’s rare-earth monopoly into stark relief.
From Barron's • May 18, 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
Early states had a hereditary leader with a title equivalent to king, like a super paramount chief and exercising an even greater monopoly of information, decision making, and power.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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