phase
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GM resurrected its beloved Chevrolet Bolt earlier this year but decided to curtail production to one shift instead of two, and will phase the vehicle out in 2027 to make way for gas-powered vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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
As Burnham moves into the next phase of his autumn, there is a recognition from some around him that he will need to produce some more significant policies to underpin his rhetoric.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
They are a multigenerational group, and regardless of which phase of life they’re at, many seem to share a desire, more than ever before, to be unapologetically themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Jefferson had learned this the hard way during his Paris phase.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Will Jordan, his nation's all-time leading try-scorer, streaked off his wing on a superb line to dunk down over the line at the end of 32 draining phases.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The prototyping phases of new projects would be dominated by AI-aided exploration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Beyond explaining the unusual quantum oscillations themselves, the findings strengthen the case for using ZrTe5 as a platform for exploring additional topological phases of matter.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
The different phases and times for the partial lunar eclipse in London, UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
But these countries are steadily developing their research and development capabilities to handle more and more of these phases.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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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
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 threat of U.S. tariffs — the Commerce Department has outlined a potential phased universal tariff on refined copper in 2027 and 2028 — also prompted traders to pull forward months of future supply.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Mitie said "recruitment and training aligned to the prison's phased growth" and that it recruits from other backgrounds, such as the military and other areas of the criminal justice network.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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
Among them is Syngenta, a Swiss-based company owned by the Chinese government that was one of paraquat’s largest manufacturers, which said it was phasing out the product globally for commercial reasons.
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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