phase out

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At last year’s COP30 in Brazil, about 80 countries backed a road map to phase out oil, gas and coal, but it was dropped from the final document for lack of consensus, angering many delegates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The Dreamliners will help Delta phase out older Boeing 767-400s, which already have premium seats taking up more than a third of their cabins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

A newer tanker, the KC-46A, is planned to phase out the older models but the transition has not been as fast as expected.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

"There will be a Six Month phase out period for Agencies like the Department of War who are using Anthropic's products, at various levels," the US president said, referring to the Department of Defense.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The one that could apparently phase out almost any electromagnetic frequency up to about a hundred thousand megacycles—including sixty-cycle power frequencies—was considered to be a particularly cute item.

From Anything You Can Do! by Garrett, Randall