divested

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Nestlé divested Aimmune’s signature drug Palforzia in September 2023, about three years after buying the company for $2.6 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

BHP has significantly divested from thermal coal in recent years, but still has a stake in Australian mines digging up the fossil fuel for steelmaking.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The sales and earnings of the divested business are excluded from Rockwell’s outlook for the second half of the year, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The company cut its outlook for fiscal 2026 organic net sales, which excludes acquired or divested assets, to a decline of between 2% and 1% from between a 1% decline and a 1% increase.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 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