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1
: 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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That’s a long-term moat, not a short-term constraint.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Legacy agencies built their moats around relationships and expertise, but Spynn has built bridges that aim to bypass those moats entirely.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
For investors, that means a durable moat, long-term pricing power and scalable profitability.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Meanwhile, Nvidia's CUDA platform (which makes developing AI applications that use GPUs easier) has become a de facto standard, creating a moat around its hardware ecosystem.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Legacy agencies built their moats around relationships and expertise, but Spynn has built bridges that aim to bypass those moats entirely.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
For investors, that means a durable moat, long-term pricing power and scalable profitability.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Meanwhile, Nvidia's CUDA platform (which makes developing AI applications that use GPUs easier) has become a de facto standard, creating a moat around its hardware ecosystem.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
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“Moat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moat. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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moat
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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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