phase out

Example Sentences

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Baseball is going to inevitably phase out the plate umpire, one of the most soulful, theatrical characters in American sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

He added that the Department of Defense and other U.S. agencies have six months to phase out Anthropic’s technology.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 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