corner
noun
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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Should InBev gain control of the iconic brewery, which accounts for nearly half of U.S. beer sales, it will have cornered a quarter of the world's beer market.
From Time Magazine Archive
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