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The rise in C-sections was a challenge, according to the NHS Alliance, and there were inadequate operating theatres and beds in outdated and decaying buildings, posing a safety risk.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
It is maintaining these outdated financial thresholds while broadening the definition of an accredited investor to include anyone holding specific finance-related credentials, like a CPA or a CFA, regardless of their financial resources.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The train system is "old and creaky and it's outdated," he admitted.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
For too long, Christianity’s response to modernity was dismissed as outdated, restrictive or incapable of addressing a pluralistic society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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But Winnie was adamantly opposed, thinking it unhealthy and outdated, and instead smeared Zenani with olive oil, plastered her little body with Johnson’s Baby Powder, and filled her stomach with shark oil.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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