out of circulation
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There is little documentation of its subsequent use, but it is believed to have been taken out of circulation at some point in the 1930s, because of concerns about its long-lasting effects.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
Indiana held that, while the government is entitled to keep copies of “expressive materials” to use as evidence, it can’t take them out of circulation entirely, especially without a determination of illegality.
From Slate ● May 21, 2024
The question on everyone’s minds: Where will former Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele, who has been out of circulation since stepping down last November, next pop up?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
For a while, officials hoped high levels of antibodies would drive the virus out of circulation altogether.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
But in part these figures represent, not money absolutely out of circulation, but rather, money with a sluggish circulation.
From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson
