phase
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A $35 billion expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport, the emirate’s second airport, is due to open its first new phase in 2032.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
October 2008 was bad too, as stocks sank during the most acute phase of a historic global financial crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
Because this was an exploratory finding, researchers say it must be tested and confirmed in a larger phase 3 clinical trial before firm conclusions can be drawn.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Santa Margarita High football coach Carson Palmer said special teams is the Eagles’ best phase of play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
If cooking is an art, I think we're in our Dada phase.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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Yang and his colleagues are now investigating whether a tightly focused laser can switch the material between this quantum many-body phase and other phases.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
After 14 patient but quick phases, the Wallabies whipped the ball from right to left to find fly-half Ben Donaldson free to score in the corner.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Earlier this year, the EU inked a landmark agreement with India and has progressing trade agreement negotiations in various phases with Malaysia and Thailand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The HPV self-testing scheme is being introduced in phases across England, initially targeting women aged 30 to 65 who have not attended cervical screening after previous invitations.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
One day, whether through happenstance, the hands on the clock, the phases of the moon, or some secret primordial plan, the moment comes when it is finally ready to sprout.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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From the Google release: Safely releasing frontier capabilities at this level requires a phased approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Safely releasing frontier capabilities at this level requires a phased approach,” Google said in the post.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
It believed only eight of these rings were constructed around the world, but by the end of the 1960s the technology was phased out and replaced by satellites.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
But over the last two decades, the already tiny space for indie film has grown even smaller, being phased out by streamers — the place indies go to die — and YouTube.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Duke vigil ended a few days later when Wright Tisdale, chair of the Duke trustees, announced that a minimum wage of $1.60 for nonacademic staff would be phased in over the next several months.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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Momentum has been building toward phasing out oil in Los Angeles for years, but the city has never rescinded a permit before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Among them is Syngenta, a Swiss-based company owned by the Chinese government that was one of paraquat’s largest manufacturers, which said it was phasing out the product globally for commercial reasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
In its report, published on Wednesday, external, the committee recommended phasing in a retirement age of 80 and requiring members to attend at least 20% of sitting days.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Starting today, the federal government will put new limits on certain types of borrowing, begin phasing out longstanding repayment programs and launch a new one.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
He seemed in a state of constant transition, phasing in and out of dimensions, unsure whether to be my father’s son or his wife’s husband.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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