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scorched-earth pol·i·cy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. scorched-earth policynoun

    the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels

Wiktionary

  1. scorched-earth policynoun

    A military strategy that involves destroying buildings, crops, and other resources that could be useful to enemy forces.

  2. scorched-earth policynoun

    Any strategy that involves some type of drastic action.

Wikipedia

  1. Scorched-Earth Policy

    Scorched-Earth Policy is a thrash metal band from Oakland, California. It was formed in 1997 by current members Mark Lamb, and Lance Lea. Members of this act have included long established musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Current and former members of Scorched-Earth Policy have been in such notable acts as Acid King, Forbidden (band), Testament, WarDance, Earth Crawler, and Manmade God. Every release since the Bootcamp demo has been engineered by Thilo Fehlinger, who has worked with Death Angel, and Exodus (band) to name a few.

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  1. scorched-earth policy

    A scorched-earth policy is a military strategy that involves destroying any resources - including food, water, transportation, infrastructure, and other necessities - that might be useful to an invading enemy. This can involve burning crops, destroying buildings, poisoning wells, and more. The aim is to make it more difficult for the enemy to sustain their troops and continue their invasion. This strategy was often used in ancient warfare and continues to be used in modern times, despite potential ethical concerns and it often resulting in significant hardships for civilian populations.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scorched-earth policy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scorched-earth policy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of scorched-earth policy in a Sentence

  1. Stephen Innes:

    Any sliver of optimism on the trade war front will be viewed in a very positive light, surely both parties can't be happy to move forward with their scorched earth policy.

  2. Dave Heller:

    That type of scorched earth policy is going to destroy conservative talk in Florida in the meantime, i work for a privately owned broadcasting group that will not be able to afford a barrage of lawsuits before we wait for it to go before the Supreme Court.


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