disinvestment
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of disinvestment
Example Sentences
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“It took so long because we’re in Watts,” she said, noting that the neighborhood has faced decades of disinvestment dating back to the 1965 Watts uprising.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The federal government’s prospective disinvestment in the sciences has long been the status quo for the humanities, with corporate foundations and private philanthropy providing the main funding sources.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
It is a stab at reversing decades of disinvestment in rural communities, and a model for creating jobs in often-overlooked pockets of the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
For a while many businesses made good money trading with South Africa, but the injustice of apartheid attracted global condemnation and UN sanctions which forced disinvestment and, eventually, helped to end the apartheid regime.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
When the last of the mills closed in the 1990s, the Tree Streets fell into a period of disinvestment and disrepair.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024
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