delist
verb
de·list
(ˌ)dē-ˈlist 
delisted; delisting; delists
: to remove from a list
especially
: to remove (a security) from the list of securities that may be dealt in on a particular exchange
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Commentators have also decried the London Stock Exchange for its lack of liquidity, with several major companies, including travel company Tui, delisting or avoiding IPOing in London and opting instead for other exchanges.
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Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
Questions have been raised about delisting the building from its historic designation, which has been an issue for potential developers.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Montana, Idaho and Wyoming have all recently petitioned the federal government to delist the bears from the Endangered Species Act because of the rising number of bears.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
Following the upward trend in the wolf population in recent years, officials revised the wolf recovery plan in 2022 and set requirements for down-listing or delisting the subspecies from the endangered species list.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
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Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
Questions have been raised about delisting the building from its historic designation, which has been an issue for potential developers.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Montana, Idaho and Wyoming have all recently petitioned the federal government to delist the bears from the Endangered Species Act because of the rising number of bears.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
Following the upward trend in the wolf population in recent years, officials revised the wolf recovery plan in 2022 and set requirements for down-listing or delisting the subspecies from the endangered species list.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
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delist
transitive verb
de·list
dē-ˈlist
: to remove from a list
especially
: to remove (a security) from the list of securities that may be traded on a particular exchange
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