divest
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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
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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
At last he divests himself of office, and recovers his reason; he lives for nine years more, a lonely, sublime figure, but awful to the last, an incalculable force.
From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery
The sale does pose the question of what could happen if the stake were to be fully divested, the analyst adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Advertising revenue fell 14% and the company felt the loss of South American television operations, Telefe and Chilevision, which it divested after the Ellison takeover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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
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
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Tishman Speyer is no stranger to the famous 77-story office tower: the developer bought the lease at auction in 1997 and finished fully divesting from it in 2019.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
When the DOJ sent its counterproposal in January, it made no mention of divesting Ticketmaster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Cracker Barrel said it expects to meet or exceed its full-year revenue guidance after divesting from its Maple Street Biscuit Co. business and completing a sale-leaseback transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
By divesting the rest of the struggling division, Yum!
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 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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