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divestiture

[dih-ves-ti-cher, -choor, dahy-] / dɪˈvɛs tɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, daɪ- /
NOUN
deprivation
Synonyms


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It would have “dominant” market shares in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles, “triggering major antitrust, divestiture, alliance, execution and valuation risks,” Fitzgerald said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The sale fetches about C$3.3 million, and the company says it has now realized about C$65.8 million in gross proceed from the divestiture of U.S. assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The Supersonic divestiture, which the analysts say hadn’t been previously telegraphed, introduces some short-term uncertainty around timing and deal terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Global Payments said last month that it had completed its divestiture from its Issuer Solutions business.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Until the cataclysmic divestiture of the 1980s, Ma Bell was perhaps the ultimate maternalist mega-employer.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce