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: a deep and wide trench around the rampart of a fortified place (such as a castle) that is usually filled with water
The moat can be crossed by a drawbridge.
2
: a channel resembling a moat (as about a seamount or for confinement of animals in a zoo)
A Bengal tiger stared at me from across the moat.
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Impact on China services, capital expenditure volatility, lack of a real moat like ASML.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Klein added European businesses could use AI to build wider moats, urging business leaders to take risks and the European Union to deregulate to unlock greater capital and talent.
—Tasmin Lockwood,hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Joe Hrycych / Getty Images The Vancouver Canucks have lost eight consecutive games and are building a protective moat around their bid to finish the year with top NHL Draft Lottery odds, and looked completely overwhelmed in back-to-back losses in Montreal and Ottawa to open this week.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
But that moat is now gone with the Groq deal, Feldman wrote.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Klein added European businesses could use AI to build wider moats, urging business leaders to take risks and the European Union to deregulate to unlock greater capital and talent.
—Tasmin Lockwood,hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Joe Hrycych / Getty Images The Vancouver Canucks have lost eight consecutive games and are building a protective moat around their bid to finish the year with top NHL Draft Lottery odds, and looked completely overwhelmed in back-to-back losses in Montreal and Ottawa to open this week.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
But that moat is now gone with the Groq deal, Feldman wrote.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Moat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moat. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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: a deep wide trench around the walls of a castle or fortress that is usually filled with water
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