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phase out

VERB
slowly get rid of
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Last April, the FDA announced that it would phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes by the end of 2026.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

It must pass a second vote before final adoption later this summer, and would make L.A. the largest city in the United States to phase out existing oil wells.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Under the Ryder's Law bill, the city would not issue any more carriage licenses and phase out the rides over two years.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

But to meet its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, the EU plans to gradually phase out free allocation.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

When AI Lab administrators elected to phase out the lab's powerful PDP-10 machine in the early 1980s, the operating system that hackers once likened to a vibrant city became an instant ghost town.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam




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