monopolist

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Recent Examples of monopolist Judge Amit Mehta: 'Google is a monopolist' In the 286-page ruling, Judge Mehta refuted the states' accusations that Google had unfairly withheld specific advertising technology from Microsoft. Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Aug. 2024 When a monopolist’s actions have instead greatly raised consumer welfare, striking down those actions as anticompetitive is at odds with U.S. antitrust law principles. Alden Abbott, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. Steve Banker, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 Microsoft is not considered a monopolist because it’s proven not to be one. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for monopolist 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolist
Noun
  • In a more balanced market between buyers and sellers, there is a 4- to 6-month supply.
    ALEX VEIGA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Home sales skidded to a fresh low in 2024 as high mortgage rates and property prices kept buyers and sellers on the sidelines of the housing market.
    Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ars Technica spoke with an IT vendor manager who has been using VMware's vSphere since the early 2000s.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
  • This one uses Undercurrent’s signature espresso combined with fresh, creamy gelato from nearby vendor Honeysuckle Gelato.
    Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Retail theft rose, and many storekeepers stopped calling police.
    Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Playwright, screenwriter and actor Ins Choi takes the starring role as storekeeper and patriarch Mr Kim (Appa), with Namju Go as Umma, Jennifer Kim playing Appa and Umma’s daughter Janet, Edward Wu as their son Jung, and Miles Mitchell playing Mr Lee, Mike, Alex and Janet’s love interest Alex.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Kate Feiffer, a children’s book author who collaborated with him; Halley Feiffer, a playwright and actress; Julie Feiffer, a landscaper and shopkeeper in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.; and two granddaughters.
    Andy Webster, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • On Tuesday, the group of volunteers canvassed the neighborhood where Bryan was last seen, taping up posters, handing out fliers and talking to shopkeepers and passersby.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The 1936 law prohibits manufacturers and wholesalers from giving preferential treatment to big retailers over smaller ones, though with caveats.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
  • La Martina also boasts about 400 wholesalers globally.
    Martino Carrera, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The other side: Critics say PBMs serve as an unnecessary middleman, driving up prescription costs for patients.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The company is a middleman in the tech ecosystem, connecting IT hardware, software, and services vendors with resellers, system integrators, and end customers.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025

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“Monopolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolist. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

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