unsolicited
Example Sentences
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Unilever’s wake-up call came in 2017 with an unsolicited takeover approach from Kraft Heinz, then lauded for its skill in cutting costs.
Warner said Zaslav was offered “several hundred million dollars” by Paramount CEO David Ellison and his father Larry Ellison in September, when Paramount first made several unsolicited bids for Warner.
Shell contends that Cipriani demanded compensation for his unsolicited efforts, then sought to “weaponize that fiction,” followed by a threat of public exposure to extract an alleged payday.
From Los Angeles Times
Janus Henderson’s board unanimously rejected Victory Capital’s unsolicited takeover proposal, citing significant closing risks and uncertain value.
Close friends dining across the room from each other might exchange a wave or a quick handshake, but unsolicited business pitches go against the restaurant’s unwritten code of conduct, members say.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
