Shakeout

"Shakeout" in a Sentence (2 examples)

The dot-com shakeout of the 1990s left only the most durable, most profitable, and most well backed companies surviving.

A cargo parachute that has been packed and issued for use, but not actually used for airdrop, does not require a shakeout.

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