: tending to reduce or discourage competition
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Conley ruled that the NCAA’s five-year rule is generally seen as anticompetitive but that more consistency in waivers (or more years of eligibility) could be viewed as more procompetitive.
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Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
The Big Tech companies, often looked to as America’s national champions, have become big through anticompetitive activities.
—Tom Wheeler, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
One lawsuit asks a federal appeals court in Washington to set aside Biden’s decision, and another in federal court in Pittsburgh accused Cleveland-Cliffs, Goncalves, and United Steelworkers President Dave McCall of racketeering and anticompetitive activities .
—Peter Green, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025
These bureaucratic decisions encourage collusive, anticompetitive behaviors among incumbent drug manufacturers, thereby limiting patient access.
—Ge Bai, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
The Big Tech companies, often looked to as America’s national champions, have become big through anticompetitive activities.
—Tom Wheeler, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
One lawsuit asks a federal appeals court in Washington to set aside Biden’s decision, and another in federal court in Pittsburgh accused Cleveland-Cliffs, Goncalves, and United Steelworkers President Dave McCall of racketeering and anticompetitive activities .
—Peter Green, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025
These bureaucratic decisions encourage collusive, anticompetitive behaviors among incumbent drug manufacturers, thereby limiting patient access.
—Ge Bai, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Anticompetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticompetitive. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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