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Scorched-Earth Policy
A scorched-earth policy refers to a military strategy where all valuable resources, infrastructure, and anything that might be of use to the enemy are deliberately destroyed or removed in order to hinder their advance or occupation.
Sample Sentences:
- During World War II, the retreating army implemented a scorched-earth policy, leaving nothing but devastation in their wake.
- The general ordered the scorched-earth policy to deny the enemy any resources that could aid their takeover.
- In a figurative sense, some politicians adopt a scorched-earth policy, aiming to ruin their opponents' reputations completely.
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