duopoly
noun
du·op·o·ly
du̇-ˈä-pə-lē 
also dyu̇-
plural duopolies
1
: an oligopoly limited to two sellers
2
: preponderant influence or control by two political powers
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Conservatives have argued the test, developed in 2015, is needed to break the duopoly the SAT and ACT have on the market, while opponents worry about the rigor of the exam and the lack of historical data to support its ability to test college readiness.
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
And with the aircraft manufacturing industry effectively a duopoly between Boeing and Airbus, options are limited.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
The longer and more entrenched duopoly of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal offers a counterpoint.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The duopoly of the great auction houses is a codependency on which the rest of the sixty-five-billion-dollar art market relies.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
And with the aircraft manufacturing industry effectively a duopoly between Boeing and Airbus, options are limited.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
The longer and more entrenched duopoly of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal offers a counterpoint.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The duopoly of the great auction houses is a codependency on which the rest of the sixty-five-billion-dollar art market relies.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Duopoly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duopoly. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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