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divest

[dih-vest, dahy-] / dɪˈvɛst, daɪ- /


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Sacks held his initial role as a special government employee, which meant the Office of Government Ethics required his venture firm to divest some, but not all, of its AI holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Kasten insists Walter has no plans to divest from the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Kushner, founder of the Thrive Capital investment firm, previously held a stake in the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies and will have to divest his current ownership stake in the league's Miami Heat.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Before assuming his new role, Berg must divest his ownership interest in LAFC.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

She saw him signal to Jesper and Big Bolliger to divest themselves of weapons.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

The certifying official notes that the filer “will be in compliance” only “once the filer divests these assets.”

From MarketWatch May 7, 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

Sometimes they’re not just threats: I’m thinking of a scene in another festival highlight, Jane Campion’s 1920s frontier saga “The Power of the Dog,” in which Benedict Cumberbatch graphically divests a bull of its testes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2021

The complexity of a complex of representations in no way divests it of the character which it has as a complex of representations.

From Kant's Theory of Knowledge by Harold Arthur Prichard

“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

The news echoes a move Verizon took last fall, when it divested itself of about 200 retail stores in conjunction with its largest-ever round of layoffs, which reduced its workforce by more than 13,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Rupert Murdoch launched Sky in 1989, and Comcast acquired the satellite TV pioneer seven years ago when Murdoch divested much of his entertainment empire, including the LA-based Fox entertainment properties to the Walt Disney Co.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 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

By divesting the rest of the struggling division, Yum!

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

In the near term, Citi said it expected the metric to hit 11% to 13%, excluding certain adjustments related to Banamex, the Mexico retail-banking unit that it has been divesting.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Asked about divesting from fossil fuels, Caballero said the transition away from fossil fuel companies will take time.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Honeywell International is divesting the unit as part of a multiyear portfolio transformation and simplification effort.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 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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