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phase

[feyz] / feɪz /


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However, ice began to form in those regions, making estimates based only on the liquid phase less certain.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

This phase started when OpenAI revealed that an unreleased model had solved an 80-year-old problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Some of those projects, including improvements and expansions to bus routes are still in the design phase.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

He wrote that Amazon Web Services is “coming through the capex digestion phase faster, and more profitably, than feared,” in a reference to how the company is translating its capital expenditures into financial opportunities.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

It was only years later, in medical school, that I realized that Rajesh was likely in the throes of an acute manic phase.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Board of Peace confirmed in a post on X that Hamas had "agreed to a detailed Roadmap for implementing the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire".

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Evolutionary theory has long proposed that life diversifies through periods of fast change followed by slower phases.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

I do experience some manic phases from time to time, where I can’t stop doing things like painting or writing songs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Both incidents took place during the cross-country phases of the competitions.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The same is true of the phases of Venus: once their existence was acknowledged, the conclusion that Venus orbited the Sun was inescapable.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Earlier, a diplomatic source told AFP that the roadmap "offers a balanced and pragmatic path forward, with all weapons decommissioned and a phased transition of responsibilities" to the new authorities.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Andy Burnham says that the proposals, expected to be phased in from next April, will give metro mayors powers to invest the money in their communities for public services.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

UPS is wrapping up years-long restructuring in which the company has cut costs, phased out roughly half its Amazon business, and cut tens of thousands of delivery-driver and warehouse-worker roles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Traditional IRA contributions can be tax-deductible, though that benefit is phased out for high-income earners.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 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

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

Alison Fure, 68, is petitioning Kingston Council to begin phasing out plastic decorative items, including ornaments, flowers, and windmills, on graves.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

"Not phasing out -- phase down. That is the message," Onuoha Magnus Chidi, an adviser to Nigeria's regional development minister, told AFP in Santa Marta.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

The period between the late eighteenth and the mid-nineteenth centuries, wrote Michel Foucault, saw “the disappearance of torture as a public spectacle” and the gradual phasing out of corporal punishments.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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