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shark repellent

American  

noun

  1. any tactic used by a corporation to prevent a takeover by a corporate raider.


Etymology

Origin of shark repellent

First recorded in 1980–85


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Her first creation wasn’t food, but shark repellent.

From Washington Post ● May 2, 2022

The Department of the Navy also worked with the Office of Strategic Services, the wartime precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency, to develop a shark repellent.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2021

He and those he served with slept above board, doused in shark repellent, armed with a sheath knife and life vest.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 21, 2020

There are the porcupine provisions that should protect your company from a hostile takeover, like a porcupine’s quills, and which are sometimes referred to as shark repellent.

From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2014

Which brand of shark repellent does Diana Nyad endorse?

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2013

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