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divestiture

[dih-ves-ti-cher, -choor, dahy-] / dɪˈvɛs tɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, daɪ- /
NOUN
deprivation
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The Supersonic divestiture, which the analysts say hadn’t been previously telegraphed, introduces some short-term uncertainty around timing and deal terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"The divestiture process of this business will be initiated immediately," the company said in a statement, referring to Capgemini Government Solutions.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

It added that "the divestiture process of this business will be initiated immediately".

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Some of the reduction stems from the company’s divestiture of television stations in Chile and Argentina.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

Until the cataclysmic divestiture of the 1980s, Ma Bell was perhaps the ultimate maternalist mega-employer.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce