How to Use poison pill in a Sentence

poison pill

noun
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  • Supporters of the project likened the ruling to a poison pill.
    — cleveland, 4 Apr. 2022
  • But Jeffries and Collins agreed to scrap that poison pill.
    — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Some saw it as a poison pill, but in the end the entire GOP caucus went along.
    — Kevin Diaz, Houston Chronicle, 7 Jan. 2018
  • That’s getting creative, for sure,’’ Birk said of the poison pill.
    — Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Twitter’s board went from installing a poison pill to agreeing to the sale to Elon Musk in just 11 days.
    — New York Times, 15 July 2022
  • Trudeau said at a news conference in response to a question about whether the clause was a poison pill for the talks.
    — Fortune, 13 Oct. 2017
  • If enough shareholders agree, Musk could use that as leverage to get the board to drop the poison pill defense.
    — Tom Krisher, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2022
  • If Twitter’s board wants to get rid of Musk’s meddling, that may be the most appealing option, and the poison pill could be the tool to do it.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The poison pill plan would take effect if anyone buys 15% or more of the company’s stock without the approval of the board.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 18 Apr. 2022
  • As part of the deal disclosures, Xerox for the first time published the full joint venture agreements—the poison pill.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 May 2018
  • The poison pill and the board’s reluctance to engage with him means the next step is a formal tender offer.
    — Abram Brown, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Under the plan, anyone that buys 4.9% or more of Penney’s stock without approval of the board would trigger the poison pill.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2020
  • First, the plan crucially includes a poison pill that may stop the deal from advancing very far.
    — Time, 28 Jan. 2020
  • That school spirit dies at The Beltway where power struggles and poison pills sack bills before the snap.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 17 July 2023
  • Even the day’s only silver lining for Mr. Johnson came with a poison pill.
    — Stephen Castle, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The terms of the poison pill adopted by Twitter carried another one, as well.
    — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Netflix adopted a poison pill in 2012 to stop Mr. Icahn from buying up its shares.
    — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022
  • As a result, the poison pill would risk diluting Musk’s current stake in the company, which is at 9%.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The poison pill only goes into effect if Musk takes more than a 15 percent stake in the company.
    — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Twitter at first moved to ward off Musk, adopting a poison pill defense meant to make any takeover attempt costly.
    — Abram Brown, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The poison pill, of course, did not prevent the board from striking a deal with Musk in direct negotiations.
    — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Icahn's letter noted that Schechter had voted against the poison pill.
    — oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2021
  • There are several poison pill proposals still on the table that could doom the entire deal.
    — Ana Swanson, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
  • The poison pill isn’t the only strategy Twitter is using to counter Musk’s offer.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The poison pill was seen as a stop-gap measure to prevent Musk from purchasing the social media platform.
    — NBC News, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Twitter's board of directors approved a poison pill to prevent a hostile takeover in response to Elon Musk's offer to buy the firm.
    — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Twitter could announce the poison pill as soon as tomorrow.
    — Sarah Frier, Bloomberg.com, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The poison pill adopted by Twitter, for example, expires in one year.
    — Tuugi Chuluun, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The outlet reported that Yao was accused of giving Yao a bottle with 30 probiotic pills and one poison pill.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
  • That comes with a backside poison pill of potentially losing their franchise quarterback via free agency in 2025.
    — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2024

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