Civic term
Antitrust
What it means
The body of law aimed at preserving competition: it restricts agreements that restrain trade, monopolisation, and mergers likely to substantially lessen competition. Enforced federally by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission.
Definition drawn from law.cornell.edu · last verified 2026-08-18
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How it's being covered
666 stories in Sift's index, from 56 outlets.
Filed 2026-03-30 — 2026-09-25.
Counts stories whose headline or summary uses the term, plus stories where Sift's own reading notes flagged it — many pieces turn on a term they never spell out in the headline.
Across the spectrum
- Left94 stories
- Center126 stories
- Right138 stories
Positions are AllSides' published ratings, shown for the outlets that filed these stories. 308 stories are counted in the total above but not placed here — either the outlet has no published rating, or Sift has not yet matched the name it files under to a dossier.
Who's covering it
- Deadline105
- Variety74
- Washington ExaminerLean Right 45
- New York PostRight 36
- The Hollywood Reporter34
- The HillCenter 30
- Bloomberg NewsCenter 27
- CBS NewsLean Left 26
- The VergeLean Left 26
- CNBCCenter 22
- Fox NewsLean Right 22
- Ars Technica16
- Yahoo Finance15
- Financial TimesCenter 13
- The Daily WireRight 13
- The New York TimesLean Left 13
- PBS NewsHourCenter 10
- The Washington TimesLean Right 9
- PoliticoLean Left 8
- STAT8
- BBC NewsCenter 7
- Rolling Stone7
- Yahoo Sports7
- NPRCenter 6
- ReasonLean Right 6
- Sports Illustrated6
- The GuardianLean Left 6
- 9to5Mac5
- AxiosCenter 5
- ForbesCenter 5
- The AtlanticLean Left 5
- The Daily CallerRight 5
- ABC NewsLean Left 4
- CBS Sports4
- MarketWatch3
- TechMeme3
- WIRED3
- Business InsiderLean Left 2
- DW News2
- ESPN2
- Engadget2
- Fortune2
- National ReviewRight 2
- Quartz2
- The Washington PostLean Left 2
- ABC Australia1
- Al JazeeraLean Left 1
- Android Central1
- BBC Sport1
- Fierce Healthcare1
- France 241
- Hacker News1
- Japan Times1
- South China Morning Post1
- Times of India1
- VoxLeft 1
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