divestment

Example Sentences

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Divestment means to sell or otherwise drop financial ties.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024

Shaath, whose father, Nabil, is a prominent Palestinian politician, was an activist in Egypt’s Arab Spring uprising in 2011 and co-founded the country’s pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022

Divestment advocates say that besides an effort to combat climate change, there’s also a financial incentive, with the value of share offerings in fossil fuel companies dropping.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2021

Divestment has helped rub much of the shine off what was once the planet’s dominant industry.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2021

Divestment -- N. divestment; taking off &c. v.. nudity; bareness &c. adj.; undress; dishabille &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark