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monopoly

[muh-nop-uh-lee] / məˈnɒp ə li /


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The days when STV was a monopoly with "a licence to print money" are a distant memory.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Plus, the SpaceX monopoly and the memory rally.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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

For one lively half century Pennsylvania had a virtual monopoly on one of the most valuable products in the world, oil, and an overwhelmingly dominant role in the production of a second, coal.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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