divest
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Bonta was expected to ask Paramount to divest some cable channels and commit to keeping its movie studio separate from Warner Bros.,
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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
Boeing announced an agreement Monday to divest its air taxi and two other technology ventures to Archer Aviation for a stake in the startup.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Last week, Cracker Barrel said it would divest itself from its Maple Street Biscuit Co. business, a plank of Biglari’s activist campaign with the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
As the industry divests from the genre, those stories, including some of Henry’s, have migrated to streaming platforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
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
The description, given by those who are impartial judges, rather divests Rosa of the poetical romance that her son has cast around her memory.
From Lafcadio Hearn by Nina H. Kennard
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
Warren requested Venturella provide more information on when he divested from Geo Group stocks and whether he holds stocks in other private detention contracting companies such as CoreCivic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
All these transactions took place before Steve Witkoff had fully divested from World Liberty, his own disclosure form shows.
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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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
DCC is divesting non-energy units as part of a strategy to focus on its energy business and rebrand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
By divesting the rest of the struggling division, Yum!
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway may have sold about $15 billion in stocks in Q1, divesting holdings managed by Todd Combs, who left in December.
From Barron's ● Apr. 18, 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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