Divest

"Divest" in a Sentence (11 examples)

The Board of Trustees voted to divest the organization's overseas holdings.

Many farmers had to divest themselves of stock during the drought to save on feeding costs.

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) decided not to divest from retailers that sell guns, but said it would use its financial clout to pressure retailers on their gun policies.

The company plans to divest its non-core assets.

You shall never divest me of my right to free speech.

When I wake up, I make a point to divest myself of all my prejudices, ready to start the day.

In 2011, the company divested an 81% majority stake in its foreign subsidiary.

Glasgow will become the first university in Europe to divest from fossil fuels.

It is argued that from a fiscal point of view, governments should divest only if this leads to an improvement in the intertemporal budget constraint. However, it is shown that policymakers are instead inclined to divest public assets as a means of […]

Building from this argument, we can now turn to arguing the moral case why individuals should divest from fossil fuels. We can flesh out what is wrong with continuing investments in the fossil fuel industry in terms of the role that an agent […]

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Having divested the child he kissed her gently and gave her a little pat to make her stand off.

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