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She called for changing water management policies to “fix an outdated and broken system.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Its model is outdated, and no business running the same way could survive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
"We believe it is outdated and does not reflect the structure of modern families," the report said.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Thanks to changes in outdated FDA guidelines, more people are now eligible to donate blood.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
But Winnie was adamantly opposed, thinking it unhealthy and outdated, and instead smeared Zenani with olive oil, plastered her little body with Johnson’s Baby Powder, and filled her stomach with shark oil.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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