decommissioned

Example Sentences

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They bought a decommissioned school bus, painted it bright red, and outfitted it with models of the proposed town, and Farahzad and Nye drove it around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

A couple of other alternatives, including reviving a decommissioned pipeline that connected Saudi fields with the Mediterranean Sea, could emerge in relatively short time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

In South Korea, a cap on how much power can be generated from coal has been lifted, while Thailand is preparing to resume operations at two coal power units decommissioned last year.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The town could be decommissioned before then to allow over 800 local residents to be re-located elsewhere, making them the country's first climate refugees.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

The station was decommissioned nine years ago for lack of funds, at which time the basket was supposed to be chained and locked to the tower on our side—the highway side—of the river.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer