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divest

[dih-vest, dahy-] / dɪˈvɛst, daɪ- /


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Last year, his family became a minority owner in the San Francisco 49ers, a division rival of the Seahawks, and will be required to divest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Microsoft’s Xbox division will cut 3,200 jobs and divest studios amid a restructuring of its struggling business.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Princeton University was among the last of the Ivy League schools to divest from publicly traded fossil fuel companies in its endowment.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

She also would seek to divest holdings such as fossil fuels, weapons manufacturers and surveillance technology from state employee pension funds.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 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

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

Providence strikes down the ghostly potentate, and virtually, for the present, divests him of that ‘property qualification’ in virtue of which the relation can alone be maintained.

From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John

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

There are no indicators as to why Guggenheim Partners divested from GEO Group.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

According to a database External link maintained by Stand.earth, an international environmental organization, 1,731 institutions with assets totaling about $41 trillion—including universities across the globe—have divested from fossil fuels in whole or in part.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Thai Union divested its holding in Red Lobster in early 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 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

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

After divesting its auto parts business later this year, Modine will be a pure-play cooling company.

From Barron's Apr. 16, 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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