adopted { occurrence | past } MODAL ward { occurrence }
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The company earlier this year adopted a shareholder-rights plan to ward off unwanted suitors.
adopted { occurrence | past } MODAL protect { occurrence }
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Rally's Inc. said it adopted a shareholders rights plan to protect shareholders from an inadequately priced takeover offer.