out of circulation
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Indiana held that, while the government is entitled to keep copies of “expressive materials” to use as evidence, it can’t take them out of circulation entirely, especially without a determination of illegality.
From Slate • May 21, 2024
Launched in 2010, Paytm gained popularity after India banned high-denomination notes in 2016, a move that sucked cash out of circulation and boosted online transactions.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024
And I don’t think any of my reporting does that, because most of these women are now out of circulation.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023
“Imprisonment might be necessary to take out of circulation a person who is causing harm to society, but there’s a background to it.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023
And we want works reproduced which have disappeared out of circulation.
From The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde by Duffy, Charles Gavan