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From the Ted Talk by Margrethe Vestager: The new age of corporate monopolies
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Since the very first days of the European Union, 60 years ago, our competition rules have helped to build that trust. A lot of things have changed. It's hard to say what those six revpatteienerss would have made of a staphnrome. But in today's world, as well as in their world, cotoipmiten makes the mraekt work for everyone. And that is why I am convinced that real and fair competition has a vaitl role to play in building the trust we need to get the best of our societies, and that starts with enforcing our rules, actually just to make the market work for everyone.
Open Cloze
Since the very first days of the European Union, 60 years ago, our competition rules have helped to build that trust. A lot of things have changed. It's hard to say what those six _______________ would have made of a __________. But in today's world, as well as in their world, ___________ makes the ______ work for everyone. And that is why I am convinced that real and fair competition has a _____ role to play in building the trust we need to get the best of our societies, and that starts with enforcing our rules, actually just to make the market work for everyone.
Solution
- competition
- market
- smartphone
- vital
- representatives
Original Text
Since the very first days of the European Union, 60 years ago, our competition rules have helped to build that trust. A lot of things have changed. It's hard to say what those six representatives would have made of a smartphone. But in today's world, as well as in their world, competition makes the market work for everyone. And that is why I am convinced that real and fair competition has a vital role to play in building the trust we need to get the best of our societies, and that starts with enforcing our rules, actually just to make the market work for everyone.
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