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phase out

VERB
slowly get rid of
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The EU still gets 12% of its gas imports from Russia but plans a complete phase out by January.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

They add that it is unclear how the oversupply will clear unless generators phase out coal on schedule, which consensus views as unlikely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Authorities ordered the firms to phase out cross-border businesses in China within two years, vowing to "completely eradicate" such illegal operations.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

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

From Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett




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