anticompetitive
adjective
an·ti·com·pet·i·tive
ˌan-tē-kəm-ˈpe-tə-tiv 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
: tending to reduce or discourage competition
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There’s also the multi-state litigation against Nexstar-Tegna, which has stymied the integration of the two local TV station groups as the court reviews the claims that the tie-up is anticompetitive.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 May 2026
The same day Gunty spoke to USA TODAY on April 28, multiple Michigan news outlets reported that the state attorney general’s corporate oversight division launched an investigation into potential anticompetitive business practices in youth hockey, with a focus on Black Bear.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Pfizer outbid Novo Nordisk for Metsera in a messy M&A fight last year that involved dueling lawsuits and anticompetitive claims.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
The issue came up repeatedly in Google’s recent antitrust cases, and government lawyers used it to paint the company as anticompetitive.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 May 2026
The same day Gunty spoke to USA TODAY on April 28, multiple Michigan news outlets reported that the state attorney general’s corporate oversight division launched an investigation into potential anticompetitive business practices in youth hockey, with a focus on Black Bear.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Pfizer outbid Novo Nordisk for Metsera in a messy M&A fight last year that involved dueling lawsuits and anticompetitive claims.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
The issue came up repeatedly in Google’s recent antitrust cases, and government lawyers used it to paint the company as anticompetitive.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Anticompetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticompetitive. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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