poison pill
noun
: a financial tactic or provision used by a company to make an unwanted takeover prohibitively expensive or less desirable
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Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo., added a controversial rider to the bill that would cap credit card late fees — what’s seen as a poison pill that could alienate banking allies and stall final approval.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The poison pill also prevents Smolyansky’s mother Ludmila and her brother Edward from selling their shares to Danone, the largest individual shareholder with nearly 23% ownership.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
With no poison pills or unrelated riders—the bill is simple: extend funding and certainty for the nation.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
For a school hoping to educate 20 students, this was a poison pill.
—Michael McShane, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The poison pill also prevents Smolyansky’s mother Ludmila and her brother Edward from selling their shares to Danone, the largest individual shareholder with nearly 23% ownership.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
With no poison pills or unrelated riders—the bill is simple: extend funding and certainty for the nation.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
For a school hoping to educate 20 students, this was a poison pill.
—Michael McShane, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Poison pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poison%20pill. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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