coop

You had an M.B.A. and were living in a chicken coop without running water.

Like John le Carré, he creates his own jargon: safe houses are “coops,” spycraft is “artifice,” freelance agents are “units” and deep-cover moles are “termites.”

Once an electron flies the coop, the electrical charge of the atom changes.

Which is a bit like saying, don’t worry: The fox got the go-ahead from rest of his den before invading the chicken coop.

Fonterra said it expected the deal to be completed in the first half of 2026 pending regulatory approvals and the process of separating the consumer operations from the rest of the coop.