decommissioned

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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

Navy decommissioned four specialist minesweepers, exposing limited mine-clearing assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Three decommissioned lighters - old barges that were used to transport coal and other industrial materials - have been sunk in the Blackwater Estuary, between Maldon and West Mersea in Essex.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 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