divest

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The company, which owns 56 of the United States’ highest-grossing amphitheaters, has to divest 13 of those stages, release them from their exclusive Ticketmaster contracts, and agree never to reacquire them.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

Fox Business reported that Live Nation would also divest 13 amphitheaters.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

It will need to decide whether to “sweat, divest or invest” in them, the bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

ByteDance had been under pressure to divest its ownership in the app’s U.S. operations or face a nationwide ban after Congress passed a law that went into effect a year ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 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