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obsolescence

[ob-suh-les-uhns] / ˌɒb səˈlɛs əns /




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Farrell eschews owning data centers, preferring AI-adjacent exposure through power generation, reasoning that markets underappreciate data centers’ high risk for technology obsolescence.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Are the critics of the current era flagging their age and risking their obsolescence?

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“My own view is that AI will indeed be revolutionary, but many of the claims around imminent mass job losses and widespread software obsolescence were overstated,” Reid wrote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Regardless of whether you grew up with the show, many episodes of “7th Heaven” have plotlines worth revisiting, if only for their insanity and cultural obsolescence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Instead I kept the burden for myself, and my friendship with Nick, already anemic, underfed and underused, dwindled in obsolescence.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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