disinvestment
noun
dis·in·vest·ment
ˌdis-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: consumption of capital
also
: the withdrawing of investment
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Englewood’s small businesses suffered after the Great Depression, and redlining, White flight and disinvestment led to a decline in property values.
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Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
Those victims were made vulnerable by disinvestment in Milwaukee’s central city, Jackson said during his visit.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
That includes systemic discrimination and disinvestment in low-income communities and communities of color that are already burdened by disparities, the report says.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
But as disinvestment and white flight took hold in Philadelphia's working class-neighborhoods, many Jewish people moved out of the city and into suburban towns.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
For decades following the 1968 riots, the H Street corridor languished amid chronic disinvestment and the crack epidemic that ravaged surrounding communities.
—Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Too many communities still desperately require significant economic development and infrastructure needs to successfully overcome decades of disinvestment, and this too must be a priority.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Experts and advocates point to numerous possible reasons for this inequity, ranging from culturally biased exam content to systemic disinvestment in communities of color.
—Grace Rubenstein, STAT, 18 Jan. 2024
But there are vast distinctions between the two sides, the residue of disinvestment and white flight by families like Johnson’s.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
Those victims were made vulnerable by disinvestment in Milwaukee’s central city, Jackson said during his visit.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
That includes systemic discrimination and disinvestment in low-income communities and communities of color that are already burdened by disparities, the report says.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
But as disinvestment and white flight took hold in Philadelphia's working class-neighborhoods, many Jewish people moved out of the city and into suburban towns.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
For decades following the 1968 riots, the H Street corridor languished amid chronic disinvestment and the crack epidemic that ravaged surrounding communities.
—Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Too many communities still desperately require significant economic development and infrastructure needs to successfully overcome decades of disinvestment, and this too must be a priority.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Experts and advocates point to numerous possible reasons for this inequity, ranging from culturally biased exam content to systemic disinvestment in communities of color.
—Grace Rubenstein, STAT, 18 Jan. 2024
But there are vast distinctions between the two sides, the residue of disinvestment and white flight by families like Johnson’s.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
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“Disinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinvestment. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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