obsolescence
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Massive spending on data centers and AI infrastructure can benefit “HALO” companies: hard assets, low obsolescence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
If these chips can delay obsolescence long enough for that to be true, the rate of innovation in AI computing must be a lot lower than I had thought.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Reports of the book’s obsolescence were already exaggerated.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Once again, the franchise finds them horrified to face their obsolescence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
There are pyramids of imported chocolates, an ice cream counter, aisles and aisles of fancy cookies and canned gourmet food, ticking away like little clocks toward the obsolescence dates stamped on their packages.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing obsolescence
Power Suffix: -escence
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