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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The Crisler Center became vulnerable to hostile takeover by opposing fans, leading to some jarring scenes after Michigan’s home losses last season.
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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
The big picture: The early days of Trump's second administration — as Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) crew execute a hostile takeover of the federal government's digital infrastructure — are giving Washington a crash course in the importance of system permissions.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
This conflict first went public on April 22, when news broke that HYBE had begun an audit of ADOR over allegations that Min was planning a hostile takeover for independent management rights of the label (and thus NewJeans).
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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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
The big picture: The early days of Trump's second administration — as Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) crew execute a hostile takeover of the federal government's digital infrastructure — are giving Washington a crash course in the importance of system permissions.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
This conflict first went public on April 22, when news broke that HYBE had begun an audit of ADOR over allegations that Min was planning a hostile takeover for independent management rights of the label (and thus NewJeans).
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hostile takeover
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“Hostile takeover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostile%20takeover. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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