The dot-com shakeout of the 1990s left only the most durable, most profitable, and most well backed companies surviving.
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Shakeout
Synonyms for "shakeout"
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German
3 entries- Bereinigung noun (event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated)
- Bereinigungsprozess noun (event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated)
- Gesundschrumpfung noun (event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated)
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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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