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as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
unable to make their mortgage payments, they were summarily divested of their house
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as in to rid
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
the former CEO has divested himself of most of his responsibilities but will continue to work with the company as a consultant
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as in to deprive
to take something away from
he was divested of the boxing title when the fraud was uncovered
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Recent Examples of divest
Ethics laws require office holders to either divest investments that pose a conflict of interest or recuse themselves from making decisions related to those investments.
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Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Case in point: TikTok faces an imminent ban in the United States following a federal appeals court's decision to uphold a law requiring the app's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest or cease operations by January 19.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Congress passed a bill in April that President Biden signed into law requiring TikTok parent ByteDance to divest the U.S. arm of the app or face a ban.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
In a Wednesday filing, the DOJ argued that divesting Chrome would help level the competitive landscape for search engine rivals.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Case in point: TikTok faces an imminent ban in the United States following a federal appeals court's decision to uphold a law requiring the app's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest or cease operations by January 19.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Congress passed a bill in April that President Biden signed into law requiring TikTok parent ByteDance to divest the U.S. arm of the app or face a ban.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
In a Wednesday filing, the DOJ argued that divesting Chrome would help level the competitive landscape for search engine rivals.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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That campaign, started during Barack Obama’s presidency, included battles in Mosul, where an effort to evict approximately 5,000 ISIS fighters in the city led to perhaps 10,000 civilian deaths and the destruction of the city.Eugene Kontorovich, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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In 2009, Atherton and her roommate had just been evicted from their home.Autumn Barnes, NPR, 25 Nov. 2024
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Jordan and her siblings were routinely physically, verbally and mentally abused by their parents, who reportedly chained their children to their beds and deprived them of food and the ability to exercise.Nicholas Rice, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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More concerning for Washington and Tokyo, however, is that the potential replacement of Mr. Yoon would deprive the tripartite alliance of a powerful advocate.Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
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And what about the thousands of Native Californians who were dispossessed—of their lives as well as the land—but never offered reparations?Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
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Everton’s goalkeeper took a heavy first touch, and Son dispossessed him and tapped the ball into an empty net.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
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Miss Manners is relieved not to be asked what to do about that vulgarity.Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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This massage gun can help relieve them with its rotating percussion arm and ergonomic grip for personalized muscle treatments.Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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The trees turned to bronze and copper, then stripped themselves skeletal; the cold somehow entered Eliza. Enough!Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Bitter cold, harsh winds and indoor heating can strip delicate skin of its moisture, leaving lips parched and prone to cracking.Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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For the last week, his family has gathered in Washington to push for his release now that President Bashar Assad has been ousted.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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He was first elected in 2002, ousting the Democratic House majority whip at the time.Mark Harris, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Divest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divest. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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