monopoly over
Frequency: 7.010.9 per million words
Used to indicate control over a particular domain or service.
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- They will fight to maintain their monopoly over local bus services.
- The tech giant sought to establish a monopoly over the smartphone market.
- Governments often hold a monopoly over essential services like electricity.
- It's difficult to break a company's monopoly over a critical resource.
- The startup aimed to challenge the established monopoly over satellite internet.
- For years, one particular firm had a complete monopoly over diamond distribution.
- Critics argue that large social media platforms have too much monopoly over public discourse.
- The new legislation was designed to prevent any single entity from gaining a monopoly over data privacy.
- They accused the corporation of trying to secure a monopoly over renewable energy technology.
- Historically, royal families often exercised a monopoly over certain trade routes.