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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

Global Payments said last month that it had wrapped up its divestiture from its Issuer Solutions business, a development that occurred “well ahead of schedule,” CEO Cameron Bready said on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Organic sales, a figure that strips out acquisition, divestiture and currency effects, rose 5%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The United States, as now composed, have no power to exact obedience, or punish disobedience to their resolutions, either by pecuniary mulcts, by a suspension or divestiture of privileges, or by any other constitutional means.

From The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One In The Government of The United States. Its Cause, and How it Should be Met by Steight, A. D.