exit strategy

noun

: a plan for ending involvement
The company needs to have an exit strategy.

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Engaging with advisors to create a comprehensive exit strategy can significantly enhance the likelihood of a successful transition. Craig West, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Embracing the role of creator, paradoxically, is emerging as an exit strategy from sudden fame or infamy. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024 Harper has already planned an exit strategy by securing funding for a short-only fund that will rely on corporate espionage and financial fraud to make money, and Eric could absolutely be swayed to her side again. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024 One traditional way of thinking about intervention is represented by the Powell Doctrine, developed by General Colin Powell during the Gulf War, which emphasizes the importance of using decisive force, having a clear exit strategy, and mobilizing U.S. public support. Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019 See all Example Sentences for exit strategy 

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“Exit strategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20strategy. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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