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divestiture

[ dih-ves-ti-cher, -choor, dahy- ]

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noun

the act of divesting.
the state of being divested.
something, as property or investments, that has been divested:
to reexamine the company's acquisitions and divestitures.
Also �徱·��·�ٳܰ�� [] the sale of business holdings or part of a company, especially under legal compulsion.

divestiture

The act of a corporation or conglomerate in getting rid of a subsidiary company or division. In a tactic to pressure South Africa to end apartheid , during the 1980s many Americans and Europeans urged divestiture on corporations doing business in South Africa.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of divestiture¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; di- ² + (in)vestiture

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“The divestiture of Chrome is feasible from a technical perspective,” said Mickens, a computer science professor at Harvard University.

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"They have a long road before any consideration of divestiture of Instagram or ��sApp is considered."

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For example, the government is no longer seeking the mandatory divestiture of Google’s AI investments.

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“But Congress has determined that divestiture is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok’s data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary.”

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One provision of the law allows the president to give TikTok a 90-day extension if it is determined there has been “significant progress” toward arranging a “qualified divestiture” from its foreign owners.

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