exit strategy

noun

: a plan for ending involvement
The company needs to have an exit strategy.

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There is no exit strategy and no end in sight to this war started without congressional approval. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026 Moreno, who in 2003 became baseball’s first Latino owner, was still contemplating a potential exit strategy, according to new club president Molly Jolly. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Related to the lack of commitment to victory is the lack of an exit strategy, one of the ideas Powell developed that went beyond the initial Weinberger Doctrine. — Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 That gap between the trigger and the real reason is exactly where your true exit strategy lives. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exit strategy

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“Exit strategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20strategy. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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