: tending to reduce or discourage competition
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But anticompetitive tax rates risk driving tech and AI companies out of California.
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John Seiler, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
These include, for example, actions that artificially favor foreign exports, deny nondiscriminatory market access for U.S. firms, harm U.S. competitors’ IP rights, and otherwise involve foreign government toleration of systematic anticompetitive activities.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The industry vehemently disputes accusations of unfair and anticompetitive behavior.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission in September sued three major PBMs and affiliated companies, accusing them of engaging in anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices that inflate insulin prices.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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John Seiler, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
These include, for example, actions that artificially favor foreign exports, deny nondiscriminatory market access for U.S. firms, harm U.S. competitors’ IP rights, and otherwise involve foreign government toleration of systematic anticompetitive activities.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The industry vehemently disputes accusations of unfair and anticompetitive behavior.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission in September sued three major PBMs and affiliated companies, accusing them of engaging in anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices that inflate insulin prices.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Anticompetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticompetitive. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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