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    monopoly

    US /məˈnɑpəli/

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    UK /mə'nɒpəlɪ/

    C2
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Complete market control for a service or product
    After purchasing their competitor, the company had a monopoly over the production of steel
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A board game in which players try to gain monopolies on properties as their opponents are forced to pay them rent.
    Let's play a game of Monopoly tonight.

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    • Back in the late 90s, Ticketmaster had a near monopoly on ticket sales and was criticized for price gauging on its big stadium shows.

      Back in the late 90s, Ticketmaster had a near monopoly on ticket sales and was criticized for price gauging on its big stadium shows.

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    • Nonetheless, like Monopoly, the optimal colonial strategy is "Claim everything you land on".

      Nonetheless, like Monopoly, the optimal colonial strategy is "Claim everything you land on".

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    • As you know, Taiwan pretty much has a monopoly on that market, and I think pretty much is not a term that's even appropriate.

      As you know, Taiwan pretty much has a monopoly on that market, and I think pretty much is not a term that's even appropriate.

    • They do have a monopoly, and this is a tremendous move by the most powerful company in the world.

      They do have a monopoly, and this is a tremendous move by the most powerful company in the world.

    A2

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    • Like Monopoly money!

      Like Monopoly money!

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    • And from coastal enclaves like this, they eventually took over most of the country, gaining monopoly on the cinnamon trade and making themselves fabulously rich in the process.

      And from coastal enclaves like this, they eventually took over most of the country, gaining monopoly on the cinnamon trade and making themselves fabulously rich in the process.

    • And from coastal enclaves like this, they eventually took over most of the country, gaining monopoly on the cinnamon trade and making themselves fabulously rich in the process.

      And from coastal enclaves like this, they eventually took over most of the country, gaining monopoly on the cinnamon trade and making themselves fabulously rich in the process.

    B1

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    • But for the time being, they maintain a near monopoly on the processing and refining of critical minerals.

      But for the time being, they maintain a near monopoly on the processing and refining of critical minerals.

    • But for the time being, they maintain a, a near monopoly on the processing and refining of critical minerals.

      But for the time being, they maintain a, a near monopoly on the processing and refining of critical minerals.

    B1

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    • The original owners of the residence once held the monopoly on producing Homeshu, a medicinal liqueur and one of the local specialties of Tomonoda.

      The original owners of the residence once held the monopoly on producing Homeshu, a medicinal liqueur and one of the local specialties of Tomonoda.

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    • As you know, Taiwan pretty much has a monopoly on that market.

      As you know, Taiwan pretty much has a monopoly on that market.

    • They do have a monopoly.

      They do have a monopoly.

    A2

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    • You see, Nvidia's had basically a monopoly on AI training for the last decade, because they have better Linux drivers than AMD, and all the machine learning algorithms are optimized for libraries like CUDA, which is proprietary and can only run on Nvidia GPUs.

      You see, Nvidia's had basically a monopoly on AI training for the last decade, because they have better Linux drivers than AMD, and all the machine learning algorithms are optimized for libraries like CUDA, which is proprietary and can only run on Nvidia GPUs.

    • You see, Nvidia's had basically a monopoly on AI training for the last decade because they have better Linux drivers than AMD,

      You see, Nvidia's had basically a monopoly on AI training for the last decade because they have better Linux drivers than AMD,

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