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divestiture

[dih-ves-ti-cher, -choor, dahy-] / dɪˈvɛs tɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, daɪ- /
NOUN
deprivation
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While a divestiture could hurt earnings initially, it would allow management to focus on its faster-growing businesses, which could drive up Yum’s stock valuation.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The divestiture of its Russian assets in 2024 and a name change to Nebius paved the way for a resumption of trading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

“A forced divestiture of Ticketmaster remains very unlikely,” Supino wrote last month.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“With the PSS divestiture, we are nearing completion of our multiyear portfolio transformation,” Honeywell Chief Executive Vimal Kapur said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The United States, as now composed, have no power to exact obedience, or punish disobedience to their resolutions, either by pecuniary mulcts, by a suspension or divestiture of privileges, or by any other constitutional means.

From The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One In The Government of The United States. Its Cause, and How it Should be Met by Steight, A. D.




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