phase
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It will also be a supermoon, reaching full phase on 24 November.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The first step toward that phase of the mission occurred on September 3, 2026, when both probes were separated from the transport module.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Futures are in an overbought condition, “with a corrective phase due,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The warmer phase of a natural climate cycle, El Nino episodes usually deliver a temporary spike in global temperatures already elevated by long-term background warming.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
In the last phase of weightlessness, she had to pronounce a specific phrase over the radio.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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This project accounts for 90% of SB Energy’s data-center-contract capacity and is expected to start in phases from 2028 to 2032.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The different phases and times for the partial lunar eclipse in London, UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
They travel beneath continents after tectonic plates begin to separate and have previously been linked to the eruption of diamond volcanoes and mysterious phases of uplift within continents.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Norris followed him closely in the opening phases, often within a second of the Mercedes and looking quicker.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
There were many staccato footfalls back and forth in the bathroom, which meant, he knew, that his mother was attempting to accomplish several phases of her toilet at once.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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In February, Waitrose said it would suspend sales of fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel due to overfishing concerns, while tinned products would be phased out as existing stock was sold.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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
In addition to spreading out the strain on manufacturing partners, Apple’s phased rollout also directs more attention to its higher-end phones.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
The time-consuming ice-making technique often used in Japan, which tends to produce a higher quality product, had largely been phased out in the US.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 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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“You can vary the impact on the program’s finances by speeding up or slowing down the phasing schedule,” said Andrew Eschtruth, the director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Lula, who is running for another four-year term in elections scheduled for October, stressed that he was still committed to eventually phasing out fossil fuels to curb climate change.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
California will begin phasing out paraquat, a powerful weedkiller associated with birth defects, thyroid issues and other serious health problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
In addition to adding a slop button, LinkedIn last month said it was phasing out an “enhance your post” feature that encouraged the use of AI tools for proofreading and rewriting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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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