bunker mentality

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A bunker mentality may make for a safer president.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Now that I think about it, I might have a kind of bunker mentality when it comes to gas prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"The banks are under almost a bunker mentality right now. They are getting hit from a lot of different places," said Todd Phillips, a professor at Georgia State University.

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2023

On the left, meanwhile, publicly castigating the big asset managers on ESG, including calling for senior executives to resign, risks creating a bunker mentality that could lead the firms to disengage from the broader debate.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2023

Sure, the avarice and bunker mentality vis-a-vis the rest of Southern California remained.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2020