hostile takeover
noun
: an attempt to buy a company when the people who own the company do not want to sell it
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As Musk attempts a $97.4 billion hostile takeover of Altman’s OpenAI, the pair are following the same bros-to-foes arc — co-founders of OpenAI back in 2015 when Altman was a 20-something entrepreneur (like a young Kendrick opening for Drake) who soon became enmeshed in a rift.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Voiced brilliantly by Maya Hawke, the hyper-active, orange, and stringy Anxiety mounts a hostile takeover of Riley’s emotions and forces a reckoning about her Belief System and Sense of Self.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The Crisler Center became vulnerable to hostile takeover by opposing fans, leading to some jarring scenes after Michigan’s home losses last season.
—Austin Meek, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government.
REP.
—ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Voiced brilliantly by Maya Hawke, the hyper-active, orange, and stringy Anxiety mounts a hostile takeover of Riley’s emotions and forces a reckoning about her Belief System and Sense of Self.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The Crisler Center became vulnerable to hostile takeover by opposing fans, leading to some jarring scenes after Michigan’s home losses last season.
—Austin Meek, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government.
REP.
—ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Hostile takeover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostile%20takeover. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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