out of circulation
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The findings suggest that suppressing PCSK9 with PPRHs can increase the availability of LDL receptors and help cells pull more cholesterol out of circulation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
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
“Imprisonment might be necessary to take out of circulation a person who is causing harm to society, but there’s a background to it.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
It was said of Miss Letitia that when money came into her possession it went out of circulation.
From The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart
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