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oligopoly

[ol-i-gop-uh-lee] / ˌɒl ɪˈgɒp ə li /


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That has unnerved investors in this prized oligopoly.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Seagate and Western Digital maintain an oligopoly in the hard-disk drive market, committing to disciplined unit capacity additions.

From Barron's Mar. 30, 2026

"The problem with this industry is that the supply chain is an oligopoly and sometimes even a duopoly."

From BBC Feb. 3, 2026

Instead, we have an oligopoly of dominant banks that issue them: JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, American Express, Citigroup and Capital One, which together account for about 70% of all transactions.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2026

We are leaving fragmented competition for the era of oligopoly.

From MarketWatch Dec. 10, 2025




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