: 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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When advocates of expanding U.S. antitrust laws to rein in Big Tech failed to pass reforms through Congress when Democrats held full control of the government from 2021 to 2023, the Biden administration took up the fight in its regulatory federal agencies.
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Jessica Melugin, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
But just as OpenAI has attracted antitrust scrutiny for its ongoing partnership with Microsoft in the U.S., so has Mistral AI in the European Union.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 12 June 2024
Large tech companies are also facing their own challenges, with the U.S. government raising antitrust concerns.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
The latest battleground in the antitrust fight could be booze.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 10 June 2024
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Jessica Melugin, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
But just as OpenAI has attracted antitrust scrutiny for its ongoing partnership with Microsoft in the U.S., so has Mistral AI in the European Union.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 12 June 2024
Large tech companies are also facing their own challenges, with the U.S. government raising antitrust concerns.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
The latest battleground in the antitrust fight could be booze.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 10 June 2024
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“Antitrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antitrust. Accessed 20 Jun. 2024.
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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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