duopoly
noun
du·op·o·ly
du̇-ˈä-pə-lē 
also dyu̇-
plural duopolies
1
: an oligopoly limited to two sellers
2
: preponderant influence or control by two political powers
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But the pair remain the clear duopoly in online advertising, and will be for the foreseeable future.
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Davey Alba, WIRED, 29 July 2017
Its place as part of a duopoly essentially ensures its survival.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Several pharmaceutical companies are racing to introduce their own weight loss drugs to the market and disrupt the current duopoly held by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
Only the removal of official support for this duopoly can avert continuing U.S. decline.
—R. Glenn Hubbard, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
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Davey Alba, WIRED, 29 July 2017
Its place as part of a duopoly essentially ensures its survival.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Several pharmaceutical companies are racing to introduce their own weight loss drugs to the market and disrupt the current duopoly held by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
Only the removal of official support for this duopoly can avert continuing U.S. decline.
—R. Glenn Hubbard, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
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“Duopoly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duopoly. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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