: tending to reduce or discourage competition
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To the average consumer, converging with the world’s most prominent marketplace may not seem dire, but its anticompetitive practices can be especially brutal on these sellers.
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Mara Weinraub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
The European Union’s antitrust authority has fined luxury brands Gucci, Loewe and Chloé a total of more than 157 million euros alleging the companies have engaged in anticompetitive pricing practices.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Congress has heard these complaints and introduced reforms to correct for this anticompetitive behavior, but employers can seize this authority now and set no middleman contracts between company and drug manufacturer.
—Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The shuttering of the agency that enforces laws against anticompetitive and deceptive business behavior is one small part of the national gridlock that began on Wednesday and could result in the furlough of 750,000 federal workers and delay air travel.
—Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Mara Weinraub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
The European Union’s antitrust authority has fined luxury brands Gucci, Loewe and Chloé a total of more than 157 million euros alleging the companies have engaged in anticompetitive pricing practices.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Congress has heard these complaints and introduced reforms to correct for this anticompetitive behavior, but employers can seize this authority now and set no middleman contracts between company and drug manufacturer.
—Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The shuttering of the agency that enforces laws against anticompetitive and deceptive business behavior is one small part of the national gridlock that began on Wednesday and could result in the furlough of 750,000 federal workers and delay air travel.
—Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Anticompetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticompetitive. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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