monopolist

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Recent Examples of monopolist In that matter, the FTC sought to restore competition by unwinding an anticompetitive merger of two hospitals that created a regional monopolist in Georgia. Alden Abbott, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 The United States Department of Justice is demanding that Google sell off its Chrome browser after a court ruling in August found the company to be a monopolist in the search market. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Consequently, the payment market, where new competitors consistently enter and thrive, is hardly one that is dominated by a monopolist. Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 Abuses by 19th century monopolists led to government policies curbing their power. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for monopolist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolist
Noun
  • Two councilmen have a bill requiring licenses for ticket sellers.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
  • Walcott turned away from the fruit seller and looked at the sea, and the woman turned away from him.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • Cyber attacks can now exploit third-party vendors, cloud misconfigurations or even supply chain dependencies.
    David Wagner, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • The latest Harvard directive will be delivered Tuesday in a letter that also will order government agencies to look for new vendors for the federal funds, the officials said.
    Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • In 2017, following an overwhelming number of complaints from visitors and storekeepers about vulgar language and intimidation tactics, the city had to once again enforce an ordinance to keep the hawkers in separate areas.
    Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Although competition among storekeepers can be fierce, Mateo sees U.B.A. as a marketplace of ideas.
    H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Indian shopkeepers sell summer fruit watermelons at their roadside stalls in a market area in Siliguri, India on May 2, 2025.
    Ganesh Rao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 May 2025
  • California String of unsolved ‘transphobic’ attacks target MacArthur Park shopkeeper May 3, 2025 Shoshanna Scholar, director of harm reduction for L.A. County, said the key to saving lives is clear: Ramp up naloxone distribution and overdose prevention efforts in high-risk communities.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • If there’s any time to visit your local wholesaler, this is it.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
  • Rice stocks at Japan Agricultural Cooperatives and other commercial wholesalers have been 400,000 tons short of last year’s levels, hitting a record-low 1.53 million tons as of June, farm ministry data show.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • The decision to sell to one or another middleman often hinges on small price differences.
    Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
  • Unlike Watergate, when a smoking gun tape implicated President Richard Nixon, to many, the 1980s scandal seemed a blur of byzantine Cold War diplomacy, opaque Swiss bank accounts, and a large cast of forgettable middlemen.
    Time, Time, 14 May 2025

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“Monopolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolist. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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