disinvestment
noun
dis·in·vest·ment
ˌdis-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: consumption of capital
also
: the withdrawing of investment
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San Bernardino isn’t the only city in the Inland Empire that has suffered economic disinvestment over the last 30 years — but Montaño pointed out that many of them did something about it.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Where states have made concerted efforts to invest in CDFIs, Black families have greater access to homeownership, Black entrepreneurs have more avenues to secure capital, and entire neighborhoods can begin to recover from decades of disinvestment.
—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Suburbanites of all races chose to scapegoat immigrants for the struggle of local services to keep up with growth, when in truth corporate disinvestment and government cutbacks were the bigger culprits.
—Becky Nicolaides / Made By History, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
Zoom out: The mayor has repeatedly pointed to the cycle of disinvestment and poverty as the root cause of violent crime in the city.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 10 July 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Where states have made concerted efforts to invest in CDFIs, Black families have greater access to homeownership, Black entrepreneurs have more avenues to secure capital, and entire neighborhoods can begin to recover from decades of disinvestment.
—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Suburbanites of all races chose to scapegoat immigrants for the struggle of local services to keep up with growth, when in truth corporate disinvestment and government cutbacks were the bigger culprits.
—Becky Nicolaides / Made By History, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
Zoom out: The mayor has repeatedly pointed to the cycle of disinvestment and poverty as the root cause of violent crime in the city.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 10 July 2024
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“Disinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinvestment. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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