obsolescence
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Polished after-hours programs with a live audience, large teams of writers and producers and high-priced hosts are fighting off obsolescence as traditional TV audiences get smaller and ad revenues shrink.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Are the critics of the current era flagging their age and risking their obsolescence?
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Current and former workers at the plant described the obsolescence rationale as camouflage for a cold-eyed decision to offshore manufacturing to a lower-cost country.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Among 10 software companies she studied with industry experts, Burdis concluded that most were pretty safe from AI obsolescence, and many were applying the new technology themselves.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Instead I kept the burden for myself, and my friendship with Nick, already anemic, underfed and underused, dwindled in obsolescence.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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