monopolistic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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When the DOJ first filed suit in 2024, it targeted an array of the conglomerate’s monopolistic tactics.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
She bribes Napoleon with fast cars and credit cards and, as one reviewer put it, her “methods mimic the hostile-takeover techniques of big banks and monopolistic companies.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
It challenged the up-to-30% cut Apple takes from purchases - and argued that the App Store was monopolistic.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025
Economists and antitrust experts predicted that the creation of a monopolistic supermarket giant would almost surely add inflationary pressure to food prices.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024
He took on big, monopolistic companies, deeming them “hurtful to the general welfare.”
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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