defunct
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That would have been a much worse 1.44 percentage point gap if defunct funds had been counted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
At a defunct power plant, Musk announced plans to build a semiconductor manufacturing plant, to be a joint venture among Tesla, xAI, and SpaceX.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
One early party he planned—a Halloween rave at a defunct plastics plant that was a registered toxic-waste site—was shut down by the fire department after it deemed the place unsafe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The site of Ukraine's defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant briefly lost off-site power in the shutdown, the UN atomic energy watchdog said.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
Soon after arriving in Qosqo, Pizarro's companion Miguel de Estete saw a parade of defunct emperors.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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