effective monopoly
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A situation where a company has so much power it is almost a monopoly.
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- The company holds an effective monopoly in the local market.
- Through aggressive acquisitions, they established an effective monopoly on software distribution.
- Despite regulations, the tech giant maintains an effective monopoly over its services.
- Their dominance in production gives them an effective monopoly on the raw material.
- Small businesses struggle against the effective monopoly of larger corporations.
- The government was accused of allowing an effective monopoly to form in the telecommunications sector.
- With no real competitors, the firm enjoys an effective monopoly in the niche industry.
- Critics argue that platform fees contribute to an effective monopoly for the marketplace owner.
- Innovation can be stifled by an effective monopoly that limits new entrants.
- The lack of viable alternatives creates an effective monopoly for the utility provider.