hostile

Example Sentences

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Second, Paramount has taken steps to enhance its hostile bid.

From Barron's

Second, Paramount has taken steps to enhance its hostile bid.

From Barron's

Medical facilities can lose their protective rights if used for hostile acts against enemy combatants, said Emanuela-Chiara Gillard, senior research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics Law and Armed conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal

The island’s mineral riches, for example, have been difficult to tap because few investors are willing to pay the price given the territory’s sparse infrastructure, hostile climate and regulatory hurdles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Paramount’s hostile takeover bypasses management entirely, appealing directly to investors and potentially putting shareholders’ preferences at odds with the board’s preferred transaction.

From MarketWatch