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Such “poison pills” can award extra shares to nonhostile shareholders, and are a common tactic when a company is fending off an unwelcome suitor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

What is the value of a nonhostile, harassment-free work environment to you?

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2017

But over the past year the Army's mortality rate per 10,000 troops from nonhostile causes has risen by 27%, from 10.4 to 13.2.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the past ten years, 9,091 Americans have been listed as nonhostile fatalities v. 44,268 killed in action.

From Time Magazine Archive

If parents are self-assured and nonhostile, they can be quite strict in such things as expecting more formal manners, prompt obedience and more courtesies.

From Time Magazine Archive