: of, relating to, or being legislation against or opposition to trusts or combinations
specifically
: consisting of laws to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints and monopolies or unfair business practices
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The case brought by a group of NFL players (including Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Vincent Jackson and Mike Vrabel) initially landed a preliminary injunction that required the NFL to lift the lockout and made rules vulnerable to antitrust scrutiny.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Page’s wealth received a boost after a major antitrust case in 2024, when the Department of Justice asked Google to sell its Chrome browser to curb market dominance.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
The lack of resources could cause transaction reviews to take longer, said Aleksandr Livshits, an antitrust partner at law firm Fried Frank.
—Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Less than a month later, Apple stock surged again after a favorable ruling in Google’s antitrust case.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Page’s wealth received a boost after a major antitrust case in 2024, when the Department of Justice asked Google to sell its Chrome browser to curb market dominance.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
The lack of resources could cause transaction reviews to take longer, said Aleksandr Livshits, an antitrust partner at law firm Fried Frank.
—Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Less than a month later, Apple stock surged again after a favorable ruling in Google’s antitrust case.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Antitrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antitrust. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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antitrust
adjective
an·ti·trust
ˌan-tē-ˈtrəst, ˌan-ˌtī- 
: of, relating to, or being legislation against or opposition to business trusts or combinations
specifically
: consisting of laws to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints and monopolies or unfair business practices see also Clayton Antitrust Act and Sherman Antitrust Act
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