Example Sentences

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The government worked to rein in Wall Street, from trustbusting to the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1932, which split investment banking from commercial banking.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

So it was already unlikely that even an ideal trial would have spurred the trustbusting that everyone wants.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

Ms. Khan has staked an aggressive trustbusting agenda on the case, which legal experts said might be difficult to win.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022

As attorney general, Bonaparte led Roosevelt’s trustbusting drive, breaking up such giants as Standard Oil Company.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2022

He had sensed, wrongly, that union trustbusting was as much in demand among the buckeyes as the badgers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2015