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divest

[dih-vest, dahy-] / dɪˈvɛst, daɪ- /


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And if it doesn’t negotiate cable distribution for Warner and Paramount separately, it would have to divest a group of cable channels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Conversely, an Uber threat to Grab could become real if it does divest, Mittal adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Kushner, already a minority owner in the Miami Heat, must first divest from that team before the Lakers sale can be finalized, and the transaction must be approved by the NBA board of governors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Kushner already holds a stake in the NBA’s Miami Heat that he will divest, according to the Athletic, and previously sold a stake in the league’s Memphis Grizzlies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Robert Oppenheimer could no more divest himself of political concerns than he could give up music and wine; they were all essential to his method of engaging with the outside world.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The certifying official notes that the filer “will be in compliance” only “once the filer divests these assets.”

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

It said Warsh will be in compliance only after he divests those holdings, which Warsh has agreed to do if he is confirmed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Illumina must “restore the situation prevailing before” the acquisition, regulators said, and how Illumina divests itself of Grail also needs EU approval.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

The group divests Winterthur to French insurer AXA.

From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2022

Yet there is a profound state which sets this aside, and divests the mind of all trammels, and brings it into direct contact with the thought atmosphere of the world—the psycho-ether.

From Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science by Hudson Tuttle

Acting ICE Director David Venturella divested his Geo Group stock and recused himself from detention contracts involving the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

“All of the President’s assets are held in fully discretionary accounts managed by independent third-party financial institutions. Special Envoy Witkoff has divested from World Liberty Financial,” Kelly said in a statement.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

There are no indicators as to why Guggenheim Partners divested from GEO Group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Since you bring it up: There is a five-year Medicaid look-back period for the program to review whether an individual has divested themselves of assets in order to qualify for benefits.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

James had reappeared; he had divested himself of his trunk, owl, and trolley, and was evidently bursting with news.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Bonta previously has said his preference would be structural remedies — divesting key business units — rather than “behavioral” compromises that could evaporate soon after the merger closed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Tencent may consider divesting of mature or less strategic companies that offer limited future synergies, and instead increase investments in AI-related fields such as large language models and chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

By divesting the rest of the struggling division, Yum!

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

In the near term, Citi said it expected the metric to hit 11% to 13%, excluding certain adjustments related to Banamex, the Mexico retail-banking unit that it has been divesting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Here Mr. Wopsle was divesting himself of his Danish garments, and here there was just room for us to look at him over one another’s shoulders, by keeping the packing-case door, or lid, wide open.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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