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Faced with the threat of scandal, the company adopted a bunker mentality and refused to talk with reporters.

Recent Examples on the Web Sometimes there's a bunker mentality or us-versus-them or righteous indignation that the Democrats or the media are being unfair, but there's none of that right now. — BostonGlobe.com, "Trump isolated, angry at aides for not defending him," 13 Jan. 2021 The release of those tapes, along with other criticism, has contributed to a bunker mentality in the White House, with both Trumps feeling besieged. — Washington Post, "Melania Trump, like America, may be more in love with President Trump than his critics would hope," 17 Nov. 2020 Several states have seen a run on gun stores, and sales have skyrocketed since the early days of the pandemic, spurred on by a bunker mentality, worries over societal unrest, and fears of federal overreach. — Kim Kelly, The New Republic, "The Rise of the 3D-Printed Gun," 21 May 2020 There was widespread bullying of staff and a bunker mentality among senior management; 39% of employees developed mental or physical health issues as a result of their work. — The Economist, "Charity begins at work," 6 June 2019 The bunker mentality of nuclear engineers has been matched by the hysteria of some antinuclear campaigning. — Fred Pearce, Time, "How the 'Compulsive Secrecy’ of the Atomic Age Has Changed the Way We Think," 22 May 2018 That old bunker mentality apparently cannot be surgically repaired. — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Tiger Woods 2.0 deserves respect, not adoration," 3 Apr. 2018 Although Zuckerberg assumed more responsibility for mistakes in his Wednesday press tour, there were signs of a bunker mentality forming among Facebook's rank-and-file. — Tracey Lien, latimes.com, "Silicon Valley played by a different set of rules. Facebook’s crisis could put an end to that," 23 Mar. 2018 Greenwald’s bunker mentality makes his Russia skepticism especially intuitive. — Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Daily Intelligencer, "Does This Man Know More Than Robert Mueller?," 21 Jan. 2018

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“Bunker mentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunker%20mentality. Accessed 11 May. 2021.

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