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divestiture

[dih-ves-ti-cher, -choor, dahy-] / dɪˈvɛs tɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, daɪ- /
NOUN
deprivation
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The deal is Boeing’s latest divestiture under CEO Kelly Ortberg, who has spent the past two years focused on stabilizing the company’s core commercial jet and military businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The deal is the latest divestiture under Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, who is focused on stabilizing Boeing’s core jet and military businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Most of Verizon’s layoffs would come from the retail-store divestiture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

While a divestiture could hurt earnings initially, it would allow management to focus on its faster-growing businesses, which could drive up Yum’s stock valuation.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 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 A. D. Steight




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